« 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.
Everything has mind in the lead, has mind in the forefront, is made by mind If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness will follow, like a shadow that never leaves. »
- Dhammapada, Chapter I, « Couplets, » verses 1 and 2.