All that we are

All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the feet of the ox that draws the wagon.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

‘He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me’ – in those who entertain such thoughts, hatred will never cease.

‘He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me’ – in those who do not entertain such thoughts, hatred will cease.

For hatred will never cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by Love; this is an Eternal Law.

The Dhammapada