The Pairs
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preceded by mindManopubbaṅgamā
phenomenadhammā,
having mind as chiefmanoseṭṭhā
made of mindmanomayā;
with a mindManasā
ifce
corruptedpaduṭṭhena,
one speaksbhāsati
orvā
one actskaroti
orvā;
thenTato
himnaṃ
suffering followsdukkhamanveti,
like the wheelcakkaṃva
of the ox drawingvahato
the footpadaṃ.
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.
preceded by mindManopubbaṅgamā
phenomenadhammā,
having mind as chiefmanoseṭṭhā
made of mindmanomayā;
with a mindManasā
ifce
clearpasannena,
one speaksbhāsati
orvā
one actskaroti
orvā;
thenTato
himnaṃ
happiness followssukhamanveti,
like a shadowchāyāva
never departinganapāyinī.
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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