Training Our Mind

"So long as the mind is not under control, destructive thoughts cannot be kept out and selfish motives cannot help bringing undesirable results as well as desirable ones. The inertial drift of millions of such minds, not evil but simply uncontrolled, can take the world to a precipice. Yet as the Buddha implies... The power of a well trained mind is such that one clearheaded, compassionate individual, appealing deeply to what is best in human nature, can be enough to reverse a destructive course of action."

Esnath Easwaran (Translator)
Excerpt | The Dhammapada