Restless · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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Evaṁ me sutaṁ— ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kusinārāyaṁ viharati upavattane mallānaṁ sālavane. Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā bhikkhū bhagavato avidūre araññakuṭikāyaṁ viharanti uddhatā unnaḷā capalā mukharā vikiṇṇavācā muṭṭhassatino asampajānā asamāhitā vibbhantacittā pākatindriyā.
So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying in the sal forest of the Mallas at Upavattana near Kusinārā. Now at that time several mendicants were staying not far from the Buddha in a wilderness hut. They were haughty, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, loose-tongued, unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying minds and undisciplined faculties.
Addasā kho bhagavā te sambahule bhikkhū avidūre araññakuṭikāyaṁ viharante uddhate unnaḷe capale mukhare vikiṇṇavāce muṭṭhassatino asampajāne asamāhite vibbhantacitte pākatindriye.
The Buddha saw those mendicants staying nearby.
Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:
Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment:
“Arakkhitena kāyena, micchādiṭṭhihatena ca; Thinamiddhābhibhūtena, vasaṁ mārassa gacchati.
“Unguarded in body, ruined by wrong view, overcome with dullness and drowsiness, you fall under Māra’s sway.
Tasmā rakkhitacittassa, sammāsaṅkappagocaro; Sammādiṭṭhipurekkhāro, ñatvāna udayabbayaṁ; Thinamiddhābhibhū bhikkhu, sabbā duggatiyo jahe”ti. Dutiyaṁ.
That’s why you should guard the mind, with right thoughts your habitat, and right view at the fore. Having understood rise and fall, a mendicant who has overcome dullness and drowsiness would abandon all bad destinies.”
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