Mano-pubbangamā dhammā,
mano-seṭṭhā, mano-mayā.
Manasā ce paduṭṭhena
bhāsati va karoti va,
tato naṃ dukkhamanveti
cakkam'va vahato padaṃ.

Mano-pubbangamā dhammā,
mano-seṭṭhā, mano-mayā.
Manasā ce pasannena
bhāsati va karoti va,
tato naṃ sukhamanveti
chāyā'va anapāyinī.

--Dhammapada, I. 1 & 2.

Mind precedes all phenomena,
mind matters most, everything is mind-made.
If with an impure mind
one performs any action of speech or body,
then suffering will follow that person
as the cartwheel follows the foot of the draught
animal.

Mind precedes all phenomena,
mind matters most, everything is mind-made.
If with a pure mind
one performs any action of speech or body,
then happiness will follow that person
as a shadow that never departs.

Idha tappati, pecca tappati,
pāpakārī ubhayattha tappati.
Pāpaṃ me katan'ti tappati,

bhiyyo tappati duggatiṃ gato.

Idha nandati, pecca nandati,
katapuñño ubhayattha nandati.
Puññaṃ me katan'ti nandati,

bhiyyo nandati suggatiṃ gato.

--Dhammapada, I. 17 &18.

Agony now, agony hereafter,
the wrong-doer suffers agony in both worlds.
Agonized now by the knowledge that he has
done wrong,
he suffers more agony, gone to a state of woe.

Rejoicing now, rejoicing hereafter,
the doer of wholesome actions rejoices in both worlds.
Rejoicing now in the knowledge that he has acted
rightly,
he rejoices more, gone to a state of bliss.