Chapter 3. The Mind

33. wavering, unsteady mind, hard to guard, difficult to restrain, the wise one straightens, like an arrow-maker an arrow.

34. Like a fish, thrown from all abodes on a dry ground this mind trembles in order to leave Mara's realm.

35. Good is the taming of the mind, which is difficult to restrain, quick, jumping at whatever it desires. Restrained mind brings happiness.

36. O Wise ones, you should protect the mind is very difficult to see, very subtle and jumping at whatever it desires. Protected mind brings happiness.

37. Those, who can restrain the mind, which is going far, wandering alone, bodiless and living in the cave, those will b freed from the bond of Mara.

38. The wisdom of a person, whose mind is unsteady, who does not understand the True Dharma and whose confidence is wavering will not become perfect.

39. There is no fear for a person, whose mind is free of passions and not perplexed, who has abandoned the idea of "good" and "bad" and who is watchful.

40. Having understood this body to be like a jar, having established this mind like a city, attack Mara with the weapon of wisdom, you should protect the conquered territory and be without attachments.

41. Alas! Before long will this body lay upon the ground, rejected, devoid of consciousness, like a worthless log.

42. Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a hater to a hated one, wrongly directed mind can do one even worse (evil).

43. What a mother, father or even other relatives can not do, a well directed mind can do even far better than that.