Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā,

manoseṭṭhā manomayā.

Manasā ce paduṭṭhena

bhāsati vā karoti vā,

tato naṃ dukkhamanveti

cakkaṃva vahato padaṃ.

Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā,

manoseṭṭhā manomayā.

Manasā ce pasannena

bhāsati vā karoti vā,

tato naṃ sukhamanveti

chāyāva anapāyinī.

Listen

Mind precedes all phenomena,

mind matters most, everything is mind-made.

If with an impure mind

one performs any action of speech or body,

then suffering will follow that person

as the cartwheel follows the foot of the draught animal.

Mind precedes all phenomena,

mind matters most, everything is mind-made.

If with a pure mind

one performs any action of speech or body,

then happiness will follow that person

as a shadow that never departs.

Dhammapada 1.1, 1.2

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