HatthārohaputtaHatthārohaputtattheragāthā

In the past my mind wandered“Idaṁ pure cittamacāri cārikaṁ, how it wished, where it liked, as it pleased.Yenicchakaṁ yatthakāmaṁ yathāsukhaṁ; Now I’ll carefully guide it,Tadajjahaṁ niggahessāmi yoniso, as a trainer with a hook guides a rutting elephant.Hatthippabhinnaṁ viya aṅkusaggaho”ti.