There are actually several Dharmapadas of unknown sectarian affiliation in the Taisho Canon in addition to several Udānavargas. Do you know which one you are citing? I suspect that "impelled by" here is "driven forward by" or "commanded by" and not "ensorcelled." but I don't know which character you mean or where to search in the Canon.Cause_and_Effect wrote: ↑Mon Jul 26, 2021 4:30 amThe equivalent in Dhammapada of the Chinese Canon uses a term that can be translated as 'impelled by mind'.
NVM, I think I found it. T210.562a11:
心為法本, 心尊心使, 中心念惡,
即言即行, 罪苦自追, 車轢于轍;
心為法本, 心尊心使, 中心念善,
即言即行, 福樂自追, 如影隨形。
The mind is the root of the dharmas, the mind is their master(,) and the mind commands them. If there is evil within the mind,
when you speak and when you act, suffering naturally follows. The cart rolls over the ruts (in the path).
The mind is the root of the dharmas, the mind is their master(,) and the mind commands them. If there is virtue within the mind,
when you speak and when you act, fortune and happiness naturally follow. It is like how the shadow follows the shape.