Nathan Glyde: Conditioned Towards Freedom

(Gaia House) Exploring how a wide expanse of Buddha Dharma is implied in Dhammapada verse 1:

Phenomena are preceded by the heart,

ruled by the heart,

made of the heart.

If you speak or act

with a corrupted heart,

then suffering follows you—

as the wheel of the cart,

the track of the ox

that pulls it.

Phenomena are preceded by the heart,

ruled by the heart,

made of the heart.

If you speak or act

with a calm, bright heart,

then happiness follows you,

like a shadow

that never leaves