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# AN 1.31.40 · Untamed (excerpt) (Adanta Suttas)
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- Published: 2026-06-20T01:27:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:55:50.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1.31.40. Translated by F.L. Woodward.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Discourse, English, Early Buddhist, Library, Sutta Piṭaka

31\. "Monks, I know not of any other single thing so intractable as the untamed mind. The untamed mind is indeed a thing untractable. 

32\. "Monks, I know not of any other thing so tractable as the tamed mind. The tamed mind is indeed a thing tractable.

33\. "Monks, I know not of any other single thing so conducive to great loss as the untamed mind. The untamed mind indeed conduces to great loss.

34\. "Monks, I know not of any other single thing so conducive to great profit as the tamed mind. The tamed mind indeed conduces to great profit.

39\. "Monks, I know not of any other single thing that brings such woe as the mind that is untamed, uncontrolled, unguarded and unrestrained. Such a mind indeed brings great woe. 

40\. "Monks, I know not of any other single thing that brings such bliss as the mind that is tamed, controlled, guarded and restrained. Such a mind indeed brings great bliss." 

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*Translated from the Pali by F.L. Woodward.* From [Access to Insight](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an01/an01.031-040x.wood.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (BCBS Edition). Licensed under free distribution only (see source for the specific license) — for free distribution only. Never sold.