南傳法句經 第三 心品(37～43偈)
43丶
善非父母作，
亦非眷属作，
心向於正道*，
远胜亲朋作。
（42，43两偈合诵）
*正道（十善)：布施丶持戒丶修定丶尊敬丶服务丶回向丶随喜丶闻法丶说法丶正见。
41丶
观色身无常，
败坏弃地上，
神识空无有，
犹如废焦木。
42丶
仇敌害仇敌，
怨家恶怨家，
心向於邪道*，
远甚仇家害。
*邪道（十恶)：杀生丶偷盗丶邪淫丶妄语丶两舌丶恶口丶绮语丶贪丶瞋丶邪见。
40丶
身如易碎瓶，
护心如城堡，
慧剑斗魔王，
勤修不染着*。
*不染着：以智慧观照。
38丶
心念不稳固，
不解真谛法，
信心不坚者，
智慧难成就。
39丶
心无贪与瞋，
逾越善恶业，
精勤之觉者*，
心中无畏惧。
*觉者：阿罗汉的信，勤，念，定，慧五根常具足。
法增比丘译
（Dhammavaro Bhikkhu）
33丶
心念乱无序，
难护难制御，
智者调其心，
如匠矫箭直。
34丶
心如弃地鱼，
跳抖而不安，
仁者故远离，
烦恼恶魔界*。
*恶魔界：Maradheyya，烦恼境。
35丶
难御轻浮心，
随欲而流转，
智者制其心，
调御得安乐。
36丶
心溜荡善变，
细微难察觉，
智者护其心，
护卫得安乐。
37丶
远游与独行，
无形隐胸窟*，
智者善御心，
解除诸魔缚。
*胸窟：Guhasayam心识所在。
Cittavagga: The Mind
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Quivering, wavering, hard to guard, to hold in check: the mind. The sage makes it straight — like a fletcher, the shaft of an arrow. Like a fish pulled from its home in the water & thrown on land: this mind flips & flaps about to escape Mara's sway.
Hard to hold down, nimble, alighting wherever it likes: the mind. Its taming is good. The mind well-tamed brings ease. So hard to see, so very, very subtle, alighting wherever it likes: the mind. The wise should guard it. The mind protected brings ease. Wandering far, going alone, bodiless, lying in a cave: the mind. Those who restrain it: from Mara's bonds they'll be freed.
38
For a person of unsteady mind, not knowing true Dhamma, serenity set adrift: discernment doesn't grow full.
For a person of unsoddened mind, unassaulted awareness, abandoning merit & evil, wakeful, there is no danger no fear.
Knowing this body is like a clay jar, securing this mind like a fort, attack Mara with the spear of discernment, then guard what's won without settling there, without laying claim.
41
All too soon, this body will lie on the ground cast off, bereft of consciousness, like a useless scrap of wood.
Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a foe to a foe, the ill-directed mind can do to you even worse.
Whatever a mother, father or other kinsman might do for you, the well-directed mind can do for you even better.