THE STORY OF A BHIKKHU WHO WISHED TO TAME THE MIND - Dhammapada verse 35

<p><strong>Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast</strong>.</p> <p>In today's session, we look at <strong>Dhammapada Verse 35 - THE STORY OF A BHIKKHU WHO WISHED TO TAME THE MIND (Aññatarabhikkhu Vatthu). This is encouragement and inspiration towards making effort to restrain, guard, protect and tame the mind. </strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>To further our understanding, we examine the Buddha's explanation of a<strong> taming practice and a calming practice</strong>, both are most helpful in development and training. We also examine again <strong>the distinction between the mind of a worldling and the mind of an arahant</strong>. And we close with <strong>the Buddha as our most excellent role model</strong> - "<u><em>graceful, inspiring confidence, with peaceful faculties and peaceful mind, one who had attained to the highest taming and serenity</em></u>" &nbsp;</p> <p>The Buddha's words from Dhp 35:&nbsp;</p> <p><em>“Dunniggahassa lahuno,<br> yatthakāmanipātino;<br> Cittassa damatho sādhu,<br> cittaṁ dantaṁ sukhāvahaṁ.” &nbsp;</em></p> <p><em>“Difficult to subdue (control),<br> swift, flying towards wherever there is pleasure;<br> it is profitable to tame the mind—<br> a tamed mind brings happiness.” &nbsp;</em></p> <p>Other suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this talk:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Adantavagga (AN 1.31-40)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Paṭhamakhama Sutta (AN 4.164)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Pamādavihārī Sutta (SN 35.97)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Padhāna Sutta (AN 4.13)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Saṁvara Sutta (AN 4.14)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Sekha-patipadā Sutta (MN 53) &nbsp;</li> <li>— Nagaropama Sutta (AN 7.67)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta (MN 20)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Rathopama Sutta (SN 35.239)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Arahantavedanāvediyanapañha (Mil 6.1.6)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Doṇa Sutta (AN 4.36)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Salla Sutta (SN 36.6) &nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Bohoma pin to the person who requested this talk.</p> <p><strong>The video of this talk has been published to the Sutta Meditation YouTube channel - ht