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an.1.21 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

A Single Thing

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“I don’t envision a single thing that, when undeveloped, is as unpliant as the mind. The mind, when undeveloped, is unpliant.”

- Translator: Thanissaro Bhikkhu

- Editor: Gabriel Laera

3. Useless

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“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that, when it’s not developed like this, is as useless as the mind.
An undeveloped mind is useless.”