“What leads the world on?“Kenassu nīyati loko,What drags it around?kenassu parikassati;What is the one thingKissassu ekadhammassa,that has everything under its sway?”sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.
“The mind leads the world on.“Cittena nīyati loko,The mind drags it around.cittena parikassati;Mind is the one thingCittassa ekadhammassa,that has everything under its sway.”sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.
Similar passages elsewhere
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