Aṇguttara-Nikāya
I. Ekanipāta

Sutta 47

Mudu Sutta

Soft

Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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[47][pts][olds] "Just as, of all trees,
the balsam is foremost
in terms of softness and pliancy,
in the same way
I don't envision a single thing that,
when developed and cultivated,
is as soft and pliant as the mind.
The mind,
when developed and cultivated,
is soft and pliant."