sn35.127:4.1 “Great king, this has been stated by the Blessed One, who knows and sees, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha:
sn35.127:4.2 ‘Please, monks, live with sense doors guarded.
sn35.127:4.3 When you see a sight with your eyes, don’t get caught up in the features and details.
sn35.127:4.4 If the faculty of sight were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, practice restraint, protect the faculty of sight, and achieve its restraint.
sn35.127:4.5 When you hear a sound with your ears …
sn35.127:4.6 When you smell an odor with your nose …
sn35.127:4.7 When you taste a flavor with your tongue …
sn35.127:4.8 When you feel a touch with your body …
sn35.127:4.9 When you know an idea with your mind, don’t get caught up in the features and details.
sn35.127:4.10 If the faculty of mind were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, practice restraint, protect the faculty of mind, and achieve its restraint.’
sn35.127:4.11 This is also a cause, Great King, this is a reason why these young monks practice the full and pure spiritual life as long as they live, maintaining it for a long time.”