"The mind is unstable and flighty. It wanders wherever it desires. Therefore it is good to control the mind. A disciplined mind brings happiness."
"Fear has he none, whose mind is not defiled by passion, whose heart is devoid of hatred, who has surpassed (the dichotomy of) good and evil and who is vigilant."
"He whose mind is not steady is ignorant, whose tranquillity is ruffled, the wisdom of such a man does not come to fullness."
"The mind is incomprehensible and exceedingly subtle. It wanders wherever it desires. Therefore, let the wise aspirant watch over the mind. A well-guarded mind brings happiness."
An ill-directed mind does greater harm to the self than a hater does to another hater or an enemy to another enemy.
"Neither father nor mother, nor any other kindred, can confer greater benefit than does the well-directed, disciplined mind."
AND *"What book did this all come from ?"
2007-03-30 14:06:21 · 5 answers · asked by Thomas 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
It's a budist saying from the Dhammapada
2007-03-30 14:17:21 · answer #1 · answered by Balddragn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dhammapada
2007-03-30 14:44:57 · answer #2 · answered by kissaled 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rod J got it.
"An ill-directed mind does greater harm to the self than a hater does to another hater or an enemy to another enemy. "
I would say 'does greater harm to its self' rather than 'to THE self'
2007-03-30 14:47:43 · answer #3 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I had to guess I would say Sigmund Freud since he was a specialist in the 'mind' field but I am not certain
2007-03-30 14:10:06 · answer #4 · answered by AnimeLover4444 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did...now stop copyin' my stuff without written permission!!
Just kidding....I have no idea.
2007-03-30 14:13:59 · answer #5 · answered by vamedic4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋