Udanavarga 1.124

1.124

「有身不久，皆當歸土，形壞神去，
寄住何貪？心豫造處，往來無端，
念多邪僻，自為招患。是意自造，
非父母為，可勉向正，為福勿廻。
藏六如龜，防意如城，慧與魔戰，
勝則無患。」

“This body of thine shall soon return to the earth—your form destroyed, your spirit fled—why, then, covet such an abode? It is the mind that makes its own dwelling-place; from earliest time, the mind reflecting on evil ways, itself courts its own misery. It is the very thought that itself makes (its sorrow). Not a father or mother can do so much; if only the thoughts be directed to that which is right, then happiness must necessarily follow. Concealing the six appetites as the tortoise conceals his limbs, guarding the thoughts as a city is surrounded by the ditch, then the wise man in his struggle with Māra shall certainly conquer, and free himself from all future misery.”