Verse 1 (1:1) (I:1)
Mind it is which gives to things their quality, their foundation, and their being. Whoso speaks or acts with impure mind, him sorrow dogs,
as
the wheel follows the
steps of the draught-ox. Wagiswara 1912
Mind is the forerunner of all evil states.
Our life is the creation of our mind. If one speaks or acts with impure
mind, suffering follows
one as the wheel
of the cart
follows the draught-ox that draws the cart. Narada 1959
Creatures from mind their character derive.
Mind-marshalled are they, and mind-made.
If with a mind corrupt one speak or act,
Him doth pain follow,
As the wheel the beast of burden's foot. Edmunds 1902
Everything has mind in the lead, has mind in the forefront, is made
by mind. If one speaks or acts with a corrupt mind, misery will follow,
as
the wheel of a
cart
follows the foot of the ox. Cleary 1994
All that we are is the result
of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our
thoughts. If a man speaks or
acts with an evil thought,
pain follows him,
as the wheel
follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage. Muller 1881
Verse 1. Commentary, Notes, Stories, Interpretations, Resources:
Master Osho's Comments on Verse 1.
Buddhaghosa's Commentary, 450 CE, The Story of Thera Cakkhupala, Verse 1, Translated by Daw Mya Tin.
"Picture is reality; reality is picture. The non-dual conception of
picture and reality is very evident. We create what we call reality with
our mind. The object of perception - picture, the organ of perception -
eye, and consciousness come together to from that reality. So, a picture
of Buddha is Buddha. The word of ancient Buddhas is the whole phenomenal
universe. It has nothing to do with the creation of the universe; it is
the universe; it is the universe itself. It is the rocks and water,
the wind, the shout, the raising of the stick, it is the ninety-two fascicles of
the Shobogenzo."
- John Daido Loori, The Eight Gates of Zen, "Oceanic Storehouse:
Academic Study," p. 112
Dharmapada Sutra (Dhammapada Sutta)
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Chapters 25-26, Verses 360-423
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