SELF-KNOWLEDGE · DHAMMAPADA 12
Seeing Your Intention
They who know truth in truth, and untruth in untruth, arrive at truth, and follow true desires.
Dhammapada 12 · Chapter 1, The Twin-Verses · trans. F. Max Müller · Read the full text at Project Gutenberg
Reflection
The verse begins, “They who know truth in truth, and untruth in untruth, arrive at truth, and follow true….” In its chapter, this image points toward intention and the way thought conditions action. Notice the difference between enjoying an experience and requiring it to provide lasting security. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.
Practice prompt
Which repeated thought deserves less authority?