We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts we make the world.
Speak or act with an impure mind
And trouble will follow you
As the wheel follows the ox that draws the cart.
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak or act with a pure mind And happiness will follow you As your shadow, unshakable.
How can a troubled mind Understand the way?
Your worst enemy can not harm you As much ad your own thoughts unguarded.
But once mastered, No one can help you as much, Not even your father or your mother.
from the Dhammapada, translated by Thomas Byron
