Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā;

manoseṭṭhā manomayā.

Manasā ce pasannena

bhāsati vā karoti vā,

tato naṃ sukhamanveti

chāyāva anapāyinī.

Listen

Mind precedes all things;

mind is their chief, mind is their maker.

If one speaks or does a deed

with a mind that is pure within,

happiness then follows along

like a never departing shadow.

Dhammapada 1.2

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Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika

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