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Unprotected

Arakkhitasutta

Protecting your mind is like protecting a house.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.109Numbered Discourses 3.109
  • 0.211. Sambodhavagga11. Awakening

0.3ArakkhitasuttaUnprotected

1.1Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ bhagavā etadavoca:Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him:

1.2“citte, gahapati, arakkhite kāyakammampi arakkhitaṁ hoti, vacīkammampi arakkhitaṁ hoti, manokammampi arakkhitaṁ hoti.“Householder, when the mind is unprotected, deeds of body, speech, and mind are unprotected.1.3Tassa arakkhitakāyakammantassa arakkhitavacīkammantassa arakkhitamanokammantassa kāyakammampi avassutaṁ hoti, vacīkammampi avassutaṁ hoti, manokammampi avassutaṁ hoti.When deeds are unprotected, they fester.1.4Tassa avassutakāyakammantassa avassutavacīkammantassa avassutamanokammantassa kāyakammampi pūtikaṁ hoti, vacīkammampi pūtikaṁ hoti, manokammampi pūtikaṁ hoti.When deeds fester, they become rotten.1.5Tassa pūtikāyakammantassa pūtivacīkammantassa pūtimanokammantassa na bhaddakaṁ maraṇaṁ hoti, na bhaddikā kālakiriyā.Someone whose deeds of body, speech, and mind are rotten will not have a good death.

2.1Seyyathāpi, gahapati, kūṭāgāre ducchanne kūṭampi arakkhitaṁ hoti, gopānasiyopi arakkhitā honti, bhittipi arakkhitā hoti;It’s like a bungalow with a bad roof. The roof peak, rafters, and walls are unprotected.2.2kūṭampi avassutaṁ hoti, gopānasiyopi avassutā honti, bhittipi avassutā hoti;They fester,2.3kūṭampi pūtikaṁ hoti, gopānasiyopi pūtikā honti, bhittipi pūtikā hoti.and become rotten.

3.1PTS 1.262Evamevaṁ kho, gahapati, citte arakkhite kāyakammampi arakkhitaṁ hoti, vacīkammampi arakkhitaṁ hoti, manokammampi arakkhitaṁ hoti.In the same way, when the mind is unprotected, bodily, verbal, and mental deeds are unprotected. …3.2Tassa arakkhitakāyakammantassa arakkhitavacīkammantassa arakkhitamanokammantassa kāyakammampi avassutaṁ hoti, vacīkammampi avassutaṁ hoti, manokammampi avassutaṁ hoti.3.3Tassa avassutakāyakammantassa avassutavacīkammantassa avassutamanokammantassa kāyakammampi pūtikaṁ hoti, vacīkammampi pūtikaṁ hoti, manokammampi pūtikaṁ hoti.3.4Tassa pūtikāyakammantassa pūtivacīkammantassa pūtimanokammantassa na bhaddakaṁ maraṇaṁ hoti, na bhaddikā kālakiriyā.Someone whose deeds of body, speech, and mind are rotten will not have a good death.

4.1Citte, gahapati, rakkhite kāyakammampi rakkhitaṁ hoti, vacīkammampi rakkhitaṁ hoti, manokammampi rakkhitaṁ hoti.When the mind is protected, bodily, verbal, and mental deeds are protected.4.2Tassa rakkhitakāyakammantassa rakkhitavacīkammantassa rakkhitamanokammantassa kāyakammampi anavassutaṁ hoti, vacīkammampi anavassutaṁ hoti, manokammampi anavassutaṁ hoti.When deeds are protected, they don’t fester.4.3Tassa anavassutakāyakammantassa anavassutavacīkammantassa anavassutamanokammantassa kāyakammampi apūtikaṁ hoti, vacīkammampi apūtikaṁ hoti, manokammampi apūtikaṁ hoti.When deeds don’t fester, they don’t become rotten.4.4Tassa apūtikāyakammantassa apūtivacīkammantassa apūtimanokammantassa bhaddakaṁ maraṇaṁ hoti, bhaddikā kālakiriyā.Someone whose deeds of body, speech, and mind aren’t rotten will have a good death.

5.1Seyyathāpi, gahapati, kūṭāgāre succhanne kūṭampi rakkhitaṁ hoti, gopānasiyopi rakkhitā honti, bhittipi rakkhitā hoti;It’s like a bungalow with a good roof. The roof peak, rafters, and walls are protected.5.2kūṭampi anavassutaṁ hoti, gopānasiyopi anavassutā honti, bhittipi anavassutā hoti;They don’t get soaked,5.3kūṭampi apūtikaṁ hoti, gopānasiyopi apūtikā honti, bhittipi apūtikā hoti.and they don’t become rotten.

6.1Evamevaṁ kho, gahapati, citte rakkhite kāyakammampi rakkhitaṁ hoti, vacīkammampi rakkhitaṁ hoti, manokammampi rakkhitaṁ hoti.In the same way, when the mind is protected, bodily, verbal, and mental deeds are protected. …6.2Tassa rakkhitakāyakammantassa rakkhitavacīkammantassa rakkhitamanokammantassa kāyakammampi anavassutaṁ hoti, vacīkammampi anavassutaṁ hoti, manokammampi anavassutaṁ hoti.6.3Tassa anavassutakāyakammantassa anavassutavacīkammantassa anavassutamanokammantassa kāyakammampi apūtikaṁ hoti, vacīkammampi apūtikaṁ hoti, manokammampi apūtikaṁ hoti.6.4Tassa apūtikāyakammantassa apūtivacīkammantassa apūtimanokammantassa bhaddakaṁ maraṇaṁ hoti, bhaddikā kālakiriyā”ti.Someone whose deeds of body, speech, and mind aren’t rotten will have a good death.”

6.5Sattamaṁ.