The Pairs
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Manopubbaṅgamā
dhammā,
manoseṭṭhā
manomayā;
Manasā
ce
paduṭṭhena,
bhāsati
vā
karoti
vā;
Tato
naṃ
dukkhamanveti,
cakkaṃva
vahato
padaṃ.
Mind precedes all phenomena; mind is their chief, they are mind-made. If one speaks or acts with a corrupted mind, suffering follows as the cart-wheel follows the foot of the ox.
Manopubbaṅgamā
dhammā,
manoseṭṭhā
manomayā;
Manasā
ce
pasannena,
bhāsati
vā
karoti
vā;
Tato
naṃ
sukhamanveti,
chāyāva
anapāyinī.
Mind precedes all phenomena; mind is their chief, they are mind-made. If one speaks or acts with a clear mind, happiness follows like a never-departing shadow.
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