Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā,
manoseṭṭhā manomayā;
Manasā ce paduṭṭhena,
bhāsati vā karoti vā;
Tato naṃ dukkhamanveti,
cakkaṃva vahato padaṃ.

Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā,
manoseṭṭhā manomayā;
Manasā ce pasannena,
bhāsati vā karoti vā;
Tato naṃ sukhamanveti,
chāyāva anapāyinī.

Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with an impure mind a person speaks or acts suffering follows him like the wheel that follows the foot of the ox.

Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow.

🌸 Dhammapada 1-2 🌸

"In this world everything changes except good deeds and bad deeds; these follow you as the shadow follows the body."

—Bhikkhu Bodhi

"The ego's job is to trick 'you' out of touch with reality."

—Byron Katie

Nahiverena verani — sammanti' dha kudacancam Averenacasammanti — esa dhammo sanantano *Hatred never cease through hatred in this world ; through love [Avera — Loving kindness (Metta) ] alone they cease. This is an eternal law* 🌸 Dhammapada yamaka vagga 5 🌸

🌸 The 32 major characteristics of Buddha 🌸

Level feet
Thousand-spoked wheel sign on feet
Long, slender fingers
Pliant hands and feet
Toes and fingers finely webbed
Full-sized heels
Arched insteps
Thighs like a royal stag
Hands reaching below the knees
Well-retracted male organ
Height and stretch of arms equal
Every hair-root dark colored
Body hair graceful and curly
Golden-hued body
Ten-foot aura around him
Soft, smooth skin
Soles, palms, shoulders, and crown of head well-rounded
Area below armpits well-filled
Lion-shaped body
Body erect and upright
Full, round shoulders
Forty teeth
Teeth white, even, and close
Four canine teeth pure white
Jaw like a lion
Saliva that improves the taste of all food
Tongue long and broad
Voice deep and resonant
Eyes deep blue
Eyelashes like a royal bull
White ūrṇā (a spiral or circular dot placed on the forehead of Buddhist images as an auspicious mark. It symbolizes a third eye, which in turn symbolizes vision into the divine world; a sort of ability to see past our mundane universe of suffering) curl that emits light between eyebrows
Fleshy protuberance on the crown of the head

"There is no greater obstacle to Dharma practice than to be obsessed by the achievements of this life."

—Gyelse Tokme Zangpo

"You are perfect just the way you are. And there is still room for improvement."

—Shunryu Suzuki