Yathagaram ducchannam
Vutthi samativijjhati
Evam abhavitam cittam
Rago samativijjhati.
Yathagaram succhannam
Vutthi na samativijjhati
Evam subhavitam cittam
Rago na samativijjhati.
As rain gets into an ill-thatched house, so lust penetrates an undeveloped mind.
As rain gets not into a well-thatched house, so craving gets not into a well-developed mind.
Story
Prince Nanda was admitted by the Buddha into the Sangha on his wedding day. As he was thinking of his bride instead of meditating, the Buddha used an effective means whereby Nanda renounced his former thoughts and finally attained Arahantship. The Buddha compared his former state of mind to an ill-thatched house and his pure state of mind to a well-thatched house.
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