Dhammapada Daily March 24 2017

In the Dhammapada the Lord Buddha said:

'dhammà manōpubbaïgamà manōseññhà manōmayà

cē paduññhēna manasà bhàsati và karōti và tatō

dukkhaü naü anvēti vahatō padaü cakkaü iva'

All that we experience begins with thought. Our words and deeds spring from thought. If we speak or act with evil thoughts, unpleasant circumstances and experiences inevitably result. Wherever we go, we create bad circumstances because we carry bad thoughts. We cannot shake off this suffering as long as we are tied to our evil thoughts. This is very much like the wheel of a cart following the hoofs of the ox yoked to the cart. The cart-wheel, along with the heavy load of the cart, keeps following the draught oxen. The animal is bound to this heavy load and cannot leave it.

'dhammà manōpubbaïgamà manō seññhà manōmayà

cē pasannēna manasà bhàsati và karōti và tatō

sukhaü naü anvēti anapàyini chàyà iva'

All that man experiences springs out of his thoughts. If his thoughts are good, the words and deeds will also be good. The result of good thoughts, words and deeds will be happiness. This happiness never leaves the person whose thoughts are good. Happiness will always follow him like his shadow that never leaves him.