mn33:20.1 And how does a mendicant dress wounds?
mn33:20.2 When a mendicant sees a sight with their eyes, they don’t get caught up in the features and details.
mn33:20.3 If the faculty of sight were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of sight, and achieving its restraint.
mn33:20.4 When they hear a sound with their ears …
mn33:20.5 smell an odor with their nose …
mn33:20.6 taste a flavor with their tongue …
mn33:20.7 feel a touch with their body …
mn33:20.8 know an idea with their mind, they don’t get caught up in the features and details.
mn33:20.9 If the faculty of mind were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of mind, and achieving its restraint.
mn33:20.10 That’s how a mendicant dresses wounds.