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Dhammapada 23.7

This mind of mine went formerly wandering about as it liked, as it listed, as it pleased; but I shall now hold it in thoroughly, as the rider who holds the hook holds in the furious elephant.

English translation: F. Max Müller (1881). Source

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What does this verse stir in you? Ask anything — Ananda draws from many traditions and honours your own path.

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