Saṃyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
45. Magga Saṃyutta
3. Micchatta Vagga
The Book of the Kindred Sayings
5. The Great Chapter
45. Kindred Sayings on the Way
3. Perversion
Sutta 27
Kumbha Suttaṃ
The Pot
Translated by F. L. Woodward
Edited by Mrs. Rhys Davids
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[1][bodh][than] THUS have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī,
at Jeta Grove,
in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
"Just as, monks, a pot without support[1]
is easily upset,[2]
and one with support is hard to upset,
even so, monks, the mind that is without support
is easily upset,
the mind that has support is hard to upset.
And what, monks, is the support of mind?
It is just this Ariyan eightfold way,
to wit:
Right view,
right aim,
right speech,
right action,
right living,
right effort,
right mindfulness
right concentration.
This is the mind's support.
"Just as, monks, a pot without support
is easily upset,
and one with support is hard to upset,
even so, monks, the mind that is without support
is easily upset,
the mind that has support is hard to upset.
[1] Anādhāro.
[2] Suppavattiyo. Comy. reads suppavattanīyo, 'rolls at random.'
