BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGAYA (3:6)

PALI:
ANAVATTHITACITTASSA
SADDHAMMAM AVIJANATO
PARIPLAVAPASADASSA
PANNA NA PARIPURATI.

One of unsteady mind,
who doesn't know True Dhamma,
who is of wavering confidence
wisdom fails to win.

BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGA (3:5)

PALI:
DURANGAMAN EKACARAM
ASARIRAM GUHASAYAM
YE CITTAM SANNAMESSANTI
MOKKHANTI MARABANDHANA.

MEANING:
Drifting far, straying all alone,
formless, recumbent in a cave.
they will be free from Mara's bonds
who do restrain this mind.

BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGA (3:4)

PALI:
SUDUDDASAM SUNIPUNAM
YATTHAKAMANIPATINAM
CITTAM RAKKHETHA MEDHAVI
CITTAM GUTTAM SUKHAVAHAM.

MEANING:
The mind is very hard to see
and fine, it falls on what it wants.
One who's wise should guard the mind
a guarded mind brings happiness.

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGAYA (3:3)

PALI:
DUNNIGGAHASSA LAHUNO
YATTHAKAMANIPATINO
CITTASSA DAMATHO SADHU
CITTAM DANTAM SUKHAVAHAM.

MEANING:
The mind is very hard to check
and swift, it falls on what it wants.
The training of the mind is good,
a mind so tamed brings happiness.

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING

DHAMMAPADYA

CITTI WAGGAYA (3:2)

PALI:
VARIJO VA THALE KHITTO
OKAMOKATA UBBAHATO
PARIPHANDAT IDAM CITTAM
MARADHEYYEM PAHATAVE.


MEANING:
As fish from watery home
is drawn and cast upon the land,
even so flounders this mind
while Mara's Realm abandoning.

(Mara - The evil one)

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGAYA (3:1)
PALI:

PHANDANAM CAPALAM CITTAM
DURAKKHAM DUNNIVARAYAM
UJUM KAROTI MEDHAVI
USUKARO VA TEJANAM.

MEANNING:
Mind agitated, wavering,
hard to guard and hard to check
one of wisdom renders straight
as arrow - maker with a shaft.

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA
APPAMADA WAGGAYA (2:11)

PALI:
APPAMADARATO BHIKKU
PAMADE BHAYADASSI VA
SANNOJANAM ANUM THULAM
DAHAM AGGI VA GACCHATI.

MEANING:
The bhikkhu liking heedfulness,
seeing fear in heedlessness
advances as a conflagration
burning fetters great and small.