, sat to one side. As they were sitting there, they told him, "The cowherd who today served & satisfied the community of monks headed by the Blessed One with thick milk-rice porridge & fresh ghee, has been killed, it is said, by a certain man between the boundaries of two villages." Then, on realizing the significance of that, the Blessed One on that occasion exclaimed: Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a foe to a foe, the ill-directed mind can do to you even worse.1 Note 1. This verse also occurs at Dhp 42, where it is paired with Dhp 43: Whatever a mother, father or other kinsman might do for you, the well-directed mind can do for you even better. See also: MN 136 - --> - - - -