1.21
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ abhāvitaṁ akammaniyaṁ hoti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ. Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, abhāvitaṁ akammaniyaṁ hotī”ti.
“|Bhikkhus,::::| I do not see any other single thing that, when undeveloped, is as |ineffective::not ready or fit for any act or use [akammaniya]| as the mind. An undeveloped mind|, bhikkhus,::::| is ineffective.”
Paṭhamaṁ.
First.
1.22
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bhāvitaṁ kammaniyaṁ hoti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ. Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvitaṁ kammaniyaṁ hotī”ti.
“|Bhikkhus,::::| I do not see any other single thing that, when developed, is as |effective::ready, workable, suitable for use [kammaniya]| as the mind. A developed mind|, bhikkhus,::::| is effective.”
Dutiyaṁ.
Second.
1.23
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ abhāvitaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ. Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, abhāvitaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.
“|Bhikkhus,::::| I do not see any other single thing that, when undeveloped, leads to as much |harm::misfortune, damage, injury, hurt, detriment [anattha]| as the mind. An undeveloped mind|, bhikkhus,::::| leads to great harm.”
Tatiyaṁ.
Third.
1.24
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bhāvitaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ. Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvitaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.
“|Bhikkhus,::::| I do not see any other single thing that, when developed, leads to as much |benefit::good, welfare, profit [attha]| as the mind. A developed mind|, bhikkhus,::::| leads to great benefit.”
Catutthaṁ.
Fourth.
1.25
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ abhāvitaṁ apātubhūtaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ. Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, abhāvitaṁ apātubhūtaṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.
“|Bhikkhus,::::| I do not see any other single thing that, when undeveloped and |uncleared::not evident [apātubhūta]|, leads to as much harm as the mind. An undeveloped and uncleared mind|, bhikkhus,::::| leads to great harm.”
Pañcamaṁ.
Fifth.
1.26
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bhāvitaṁ pātubhūtaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ. Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvitaṁ pātubhūtaṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.
“|Bhikkhus,::::| I do not see any other single thing that, when developed and |cleared::becomes evident [pātubhūta]|, leads to as much benefit as the mind. A developed and cleared mind|, bhikkhus,::::| leads to great benefit.”
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
Sixth.
1.27
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ abhāvitaṁ abahulīkataṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ. Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, abhāvitaṁ abahulīkataṁ mahato anatthāya saṁvattatī”ti.
“|Bhikkhus,::::| I do not see any other single thing that, when undeveloped and not frequently cultivated, leads to as much harm as the mind. An undeveloped and infrequently cultivated mind|, bhikkhus,::::| leads to great harm.”
Sattamaṁ.
Seventh.
1.28
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattati yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ. Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ mahato atthāya saṁvattatī”ti.
“|Bhikkhus,::::| I do not see any other single thing that, when developed and frequently cultivated, leads to as much benefit as the mind. A developed and frequently cultivated mind|, bhikkhus,::::| leads to great benefit.”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
Eighth.
1.29
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ abhāvitaṁ abahulīkataṁ dukkhādhivahaṁ hoti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ. Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, abhāvitaṁ abahulīkataṁ dukkhādhivahaṁ hotī”ti.
“|Bhikkhus,::::| I do not see any other single thing that, when undeveloped and not frequently cultivated, leads to as much suffering as the mind. An undeveloped and infrequently cultivated mind|, bhikkhus,::::| leads to great suffering.”
Navamaṁ.
Ninth.
1.30
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ sukhādhivahaṁ hoti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ. Cittaṁ, bhikkhave, bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ sukhādhivahaṁ hotī”ti.
“|Bhikkhus,::::| I do not see any other single thing that, when developed and frequently cultivated, leads to as much |contentment::ease, happiness, pleasant abiding [sukha]| as the mind. A developed and frequently cultivated mind|, bhikkhus,::::| leads to great ease.”
Dasamaṁ.
Tenth.