mind? what mind?

The mind is restless, unsteady, hard to guard, hard to control.  The wise one makes it straight, like a fletcher straightens an arrow.

How good it is to rein the mind which is unruly, capricious, rushing wherever it pleases.  the mind so harnessed will bring one happiness.

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.  A well-directed mind creates more happiness than even the loving actions of your parents.

    - Buddha Shakyamuni

Ajita asked: "What is it that smothers the world and makes it so hard to see? What is it that pollutes the world and seems to threaten it?" The Buddha answered: "It is ignorance that smothers, and it is carelessness and greed that make it invisible. The hunger of craving pollutes the world, and the pain of suffering causes the greatest fear."

Loss of mindfulness is why people engage in useless pursuits, do not care for their own interests, and remain unalarmed in the presence of things which actually menace their welfare.

Buddha

We had a bit of a snow storm yesterday.  This morning some of my critter “family” wanted to go out to play.

“He insulted me, he hurt me, he defeated me, he robbed me.”
Those who think such things will not be free from hate.
-Buddha

There’s no trail in space, no outside contemplative. People are smitten with complications, but devoid of complication are the Tathagatas. There’s no trail in space, no outside contemplative, no eternal fabrications, no wavering in the Awakened. -Dhammapada, 254-255, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu