HS - Buddha to his son Rāhula

Buddha to his son Rāhula : Develop an Imperturbable Mind like the elements:

Rāhula, develop a mind like earth, then contacts of arisen like and dislike will not obsess your mind!

Rāhula, on the earth is dumped both the pure and the impure: excreta, urine, saliva, pus, blood, but the earth does not detest any of those... Even and exactly so make your mind stable like the earth!

Rāhula, develop a mind like water, then contacts of arisen pleasure and pain will not seize your mind!

Rāhula with water both the pure and the impure are cleaned... Washed away with water are excreta, urine, saliva, pus, and blood, yet the water does not despise any of that! Even so make the mindfluid and adaptable like the water!

Rāhula, develop a mind like fire, then the contacts of any arisen attraction or aversion will neither consume, nor hang on to your mind!

Rāhula, fire burns both the pure and the impure, burns excreta, urine, saliva, pus, and blood, yet the fire does not loathe any of that.. In the same manner refine the mind into a tool like an all consuming and purifying fire!

Rāhula, develop a mind similar to space, then contacts of arisen delight and frustration does neither take hold of, nor remain in your mind!

Space does not settle anywhere! Similarly make the mind unsettled and unestablished like open space. When you expand mind like space, contacts of delight and frustration will neither be able to dominate, nor obsess your mind...