Dhammapada

Yamakavagga ⧸ Gāthā 2

Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā manoseṭṭhā manomayā
Manasā ce pasannena bhāsati karoti
Tato naṃ sukhaṃ anveti chāyā va anapāyinī

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The Twin-Verses ⧸ Verse 2

Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow.
English translation © 1985 Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka. From The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita.

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