1v.59 "From whatever one reins in the mind,
From that no suffering comes to one.
Should one rein in the mind from everything,
One is freed from all suffering."

2v.60 "One need not rein in the mind from everything
When the mind has come under control.
From whatever it is that evil comes,
From this one should rein in the mind." [n.47] Readings of pāda b differ. I follow Se and Ee2, mano yatattam agataṁ, as against Be na mano saṁyatattam agataṁ. Spk: This deva held the view that one should rein in every state of mind; whether wholesome or not, whether mundane or supramundane, the mind should be reined in, not aroused. (Spk-pṭ: He believed that every state of mind brings suffering and that the unconscious state is better.) The Buddha spoke the rejoinder to show that a distinction should be made between the mind to be reined in and the mind to be developed. See SN35:205 (IV 195,15–30), where the Buddha advises reining in the mind (tato cittaṁ nivaraye) from objects that arouse the defilements.

1"Yato yato mano nivāraye,
Na dukkhameti naṁ tato tato;
Sa sabbato mano nivāraye,
Sa sabbato dukkhā pamuccatī"ti.

2"Na sabbato mano nivāraye,
Na mano saṁyatattamāgataṁ;
Yato yato ca pāpakaṁ,
Tato tato mano nivāraye"ti.