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AN 1.47
PTS: A i 8
I,v,7
Mudu Sutta: Soft
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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"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 & cultivated, is as soft & pliant as the mind. The mind, when developed & cultivated, is soft & pliant."
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Transcribed from a file provided by the translator. Last revised for Access to Insight on 4 August 2010.
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