Dhammapada verse 1
from Chapter 1 (Twinned Verses)
Mind precedes created things;
Mind’s their chief, from mind they spring.
With tainted mind who speaks or acts,
Pain trails that man like the wheel trails ox-tracks.
Source: https://www.suttas.net/english/suttas/khuddaka-nikaya/dhammapada/01-yamakavagga.php
Filipino (Tagalog) translation
Ang isip ay nangunguna sa nilikhang mga bagay;
Ang isip ang kanilang pinuno, mula sa isip sila sumisibol.
Kapag may maruming isip na nagsasalita o kumikilos,
Sinusundan ng kirot ang taong iyon katulad ng gulong na sumusunod sa dinaanan ng baka.
Translation notes
- For simplicity, the word "baka" (which is "cow" in English) is used instead of "kapong baka" (which means "ox" or "castrated cow").
- The Filipino phrase "Kapag may maruming isip" has a literal translation of "When there is a dirty mind".
- Translations are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.
