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Homage to the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One. In the Minor Collection The Dhammapada 1. The Twin Verses 1. Mind precedes all mental states, Mind is their chief, mind-made are they. If with an impure mind one speaks or acts, then suffering follows him, as the wheel follows the ox's hoof. 2. Mind precedes all mental states, Mind is their chief, mind-made are they. If with a pure mind one speaks or acts, then happiness follows him, like a shadow that never departs. 3. "He abused me, he struck me, he defeated me, he robbed me." Those who harbor such thoughts, their hatred is not appeased. 4. "He abused me, he struck me, he defeated me, he robbed me." Those who do not harbor such thoughts, their hatred is appeased. 5. Never is hatred appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred it is appeased. This is an eternal law. 6. Others do not understand that we must perish here. But those who understand this, their quarrels cease. 7. One who lives contemplating pleasant things, unrestrained in his senses, immoderate in food, lazy, with weak effort, him Mara certainly overpowers, as the wind a weak tree. 8. One who lives contemplating unpleasant things, well-restrained in his senses, moderate in food, faithful, with aroused effort, him Mara certainly does not overpower, as the wind a rocky mountain. 9. He who is not free from defilements, yet wears the saffron robe, devoid of self-control and truth, is not worthy of the saffron robe. 10. But he who has vomited forth defilements, well-established in virtues, endowed with self-control and truth, he indeed is worthy of the saffron robe. 11. Those who take the unsubstantial for substantial, and see the substantial as unsubstantial, they do not reach the essence, being of wrong intentions. 12. But those who know the substantial as substantial, and the unsubstantial as unsubstantial, they reach the essence, being of right intentions. 13. Just as rain penetrates a poorly roofed house, so passion penetrates an undeveloped mind. 14. Just as rain does not penetrate a well-roofed house, A mind thus well-developed, Lust does not pierce it. 15. Here he grieves, hereafter he grieves, The evil-doer grieves in both places; He grieves, he is tormented, Seeing his own defiled actions. 16. Here he rejoices, hereafter he rejoices, The doer of good rejoices in both places; He rejoices, he greatly rejoices, Seeing his own pure actions. 17. Here he suffers, hereafter he suffers, The evil-doer suffers in both places; "Evil have I done," thus he suffers, More he suffers, having gone to a bad destination. 18. Here he delights, hereafter he delights, The doer of good delights in both places; "Good have I done," thus he delights, More he delights, having gone to a good destination. 19. Though he recites much of the sacred text, If he is a heedless man, not acting accordingly; Like a cowherd counting others' cows, He is not a partaker of the ascetic life. 20. Though he recites little of the sacred text, If he lives in accordance with the Dhamma; Having abandoned lust, hatred, and delusion, Rightly knowing, with a mind well-liberated; Not clinging to anything here or hereafter, He is a partaker of the ascetic life. The Twin Verses, the first, is finished.