Dutiyagaddulabaddhasutta 2.1-7

Diṭṭhaṃ vo, bhikkhave, caraṇaṃ nāma cittan”ti?

Mendicants, have you seen the painting named ‘Conduct’?”
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“Evaṃ, bhante”.

“Yes, sir.”
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“Tampi kho, bhikkhave, caraṇaṃ nāma cittaṃ citteneva cittitaṃ. Tenapi kho, bhikkhave, caraṇena cittena cittaññeva cittataraṃ.

“That painting was devised by the mind, but the mind is even more diverse than that.
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Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, abhikkhaṇaṃ sakaṃ cittaṃ paccavekkhitabbaṃ:

So you should regularly check your own mind:
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‘dīgharattamidaṃ cittaṃ saṅkiliṭṭhaṃ rāgena dosena mohenā’ti.

‘For a long time this mind has been corrupted by greed, hate, and delusion.’
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Cittasaṅkilesā, bhikkhave, sattā saṅkilissanti;

Sentient beings are corrupted because the mind is corrupted.
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cittavodānā sattā visujjhanti.

Sentient beings are purified because the mind is purified.
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