Yamakavagga ⧸ Gāthā 2
Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā manoseṭṭhā manomayā
Manasā ce pasannena bhāsati vā karoti vā
Tato naṃ sukhaṃ anveti chāyā va anapāyinī
Manasā ce pasannena bhāsati vā karoti vā
Tato naṃ sukhaṃ anveti chāyā va anapāyinī
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The Twin-Verses ⧸ Verse 2
Creatures from mind their character derive,
Mind-marshalled are they, and mind-made:
If with pure mind one speak or act,
Him doth happiness follow,
Even as a shadow that declineth not.
Mind-marshalled are they, and mind-made:
If with pure mind one speak or act,
Him doth happiness follow,
Even as a shadow that declineth not.
English translation by Albert Edmunds, from Hymns of the Faith (Dhammapada) (1902).
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