<p>It's from here:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>&quot;Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking &amp; pondering, that
becomes the inclination of his awareness.<br />
<a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.019.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MN 19</a> (translated by Ven. Thanissaro)</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>“Bhikkhus, whatever a bhikkhu frequently thinks and ponders upon, that
will become the inclination of his mind.<br />
<a href="https://suttacentral.net/mn19/en/bodhi?reference=none&amp;highlight=false" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MN 19</a> (translated by Ven. Bodhi)</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>Whatever a mendicant frequently thinks about and considers becomes
their heart’s inclination.<br />
<a href="https://suttacentral.net/mn19/en/sujato?layout=plain&amp;reference=none&amp;notes=asterisk&amp;highlight=false&amp;script=latin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MN 19</a> (translated by Ven. Sujato)</p>
</blockquote>

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ruben2020
<blockquote>
<p>As the Buddha says, &quot;What a person considers and reflects upon for a
long time, to that his mind will bend and incline.&quot;</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The above quote is from Nyanaponika Thera, found <a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nyanaponika/wheel006.html#:%7E:text=Meditative%20development%20of%20the%20sublime%20states%20will%20be%20aided%20by,mind%20will%20bend%20and%20incline.%22" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> at Access to Insight.</p>
<p>Does anyone know where the Buddha says that, in the Pali Canon?</p>
<p>A <a href="https://www.google.ca/search?q=%22What%20a%20person%20considers%20and%20reflects%20upon%20for%20a%20long%20time%2C%20to%20that%20his%20mind%20will%20bend%20and%20incline.%22&amp;lr=&amp;safe=images&amp;as_qdr=all&amp;sxsrf=AJOqlzWaPNrHSlYXrghlXktMhmk5FzV3WQ%3A1673269610221&amp;ei=ahG8Y_yZDeebptQPl5G3wAk&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj89uuFx7r8AhXnjYkEHZfIDZgQ4dUDCA8&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=%22What%20a%20person%20considers%20and%20reflects%20upon%20for%20a%20long%20time%2C%20to%20that%20his%20mind%20will%20bend%20and%20incline.%22&amp;gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQA0oECEEYAEoECEYYAFAAWABgvQVoAHAAeACAAVCIAVCSAQExmAEAoAECoAEBwAEB&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">google</a> search of the quote was not helpful.</p>

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blue_ego
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Where did the Buddha say: "What a person considers and reflects upon for a long time, to that his mind will bend and incline."?
# Where did the Buddha say: "What a person considers and reflects upon for a long time, to that his mind will bend and incline."?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-10)

> As the Buddha says, "What a person considers and reflects upon for a
> long time, to that his mind will bend and incline."

The above quote is from Nyanaponika Thera, found [here](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nyanaponika/wheel006.html#:%7E:text=Meditative%20development%20of%20the%20sublime%20states%20will%20be%20aided%20by,mind%20will%20bend%20and%20incline.%22) at Access to Insight.

Does anyone know where the Buddha says that, in the Pali Canon?

A [google](https://www.google.ca/search?q=%22What%20a%20person%20considers%20and%20reflects%20upon%20for%20a%20long%20time%2C%20to%20that%20his%20mind%20will%20bend%20and%20incline.%22&lr=&safe=images&as_qdr=all&sxsrf=AJOqlzWaPNrHSlYXrghlXktMhmk5FzV3WQ%3A1673269610221&ei=ahG8Y_yZDeebptQPl5G3wAk&ved=0ahUKEwj89uuFx7r8AhXnjYkEHZfIDZgQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=%22What%20a%20person%20considers%20and%20reflects%20upon%20for%20a%20long%20time%2C%20to%20that%20his%20mind%20will%20bend%20and%20incline.%22&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQA0oECEEYAEoECEYYAFAAWABgvQVoAHAAeACAAVCIAVCSAQExmAEAoAECoAEBwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) search of the quote was not helpful.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: " stress results either in bewilderment or in search."  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2023-01-10. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

It's from here:

> "Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking & pondering, that
> becomes the inclination of his awareness.  
> [MN 19](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.019.than.html) (translated by Ven. Thanissaro)

> “Bhikkhus, whatever a bhikkhu frequently thinks and ponders upon, that
> will become the inclination of his mind.  
> [MN 19](https://suttacentral.net/mn19/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false) (translated by Ven. Bodhi)

> Whatever a mendicant frequently thinks about and considers becomes
> their heart’s inclination.  
> [MN 19](https://suttacentral.net/mn19/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin) (translated by Ven. Sujato)


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