[397] "Suppose, Aggivessana, an elephant tamer, having planted a great post in the earth, tethers a forest elephant to it by the neck, so as to subdue its forest habits, so as to subdue its forest memories and intentions, so as to subdue its forest distress, weariness, and fever, so as to make it delight in the vicinity of a village, and so as to instill in it habits agreeable to human beings — even so, Aggivessana, these four establishments of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna) are tethers for the mind of the noble disciple: so as to subdue habits connected with household life, so as to subdue memories and intentions connected with household life, so as to subdue distress, weariness, and fever connected with household life, for the attainment of the true way (ñāya), and for the realization of Nibbāna."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.