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# 1. Yamakavagga (Dhammapada 1-20)
> [!tip] Mind is the Forerunner! — In Dhammapada ([dhp1-2](https://suttacentral.net/dhp1-20/en/sujato))
> **Intention shapes experiences**;
> _**==Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā==**,_
>
> **intention is first, they’re made by intention.**
> _**==manoseṭṭhā manomayā==**;_
>
> If with **corrupt** intent
> _Manasā ce **paduṭṭhena**,_
>
> you speak or act,
> _bhāsati vā karoti vā;_
>
> **suffering follows** you,
> _Tato naṁ **dukkhamanveti**,_
>
> like a wheel, the ox’s foot.
> _cakkaṁva vahato padaṁ._
>
> ---
> Intention shapes experiences;
> _Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā,_
>
> intention is first, they’re made by intention.
> _manoseṭṭhā manomayā;_
>
> If with **pure** intent
> _Manasā ce **pasannena**,_
>
> you speak or act,
> _bhāsati vā karoti vā;_
>
> **happiness follows** you
> _Tato naṁ **sukhamanveti**,_
>
> like a shadow that never leaves.
> _chāyāva anapāyinī._
^mano-pubbhangama-dhamma
> [!warning] Talking Dhamma without Practicing it is a Foolish Act — In Yamakavagga, Dhammapada ([dhp19](https://suttacentral.net/dhp19/en/sujato))
> **==Much==** though they may recite **==(talks about) scripture==**,
> _**Bahumpi** ce saṁhita **bhāsamāno**,_
>
> if a **==negligent person== does ==not apply them==**,
> _**==Na takkaro== hoti ==naro pamatto==**;_
>
> then, like a **==cowherd who counts the cattle of others==**,
> _Gopova gāvo gaṇayaṁ paresaṁ,_
>
> they **miss out on the blessings of the ascetic life**.
> _Na bhāgavā sāmaññassa hoti._
^talking-dhamma-without-applying-them