SN 35.246 Vīṇopama Sutta: The Simile of the Lute
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One should rein in the mind thus
One should restrain the senses like a farmer watching over a field. The Buddha gives the parable of a man bewitched when he first hears a lute. He takes apart the instrument in search of the sound, but is disillusioned when no sound is found.