Quote Verification
Investigating whether sayings attributed to religious teachers, philosophers, scientists, writers and public figures are authentic, misquoted, paraphrased, unsupported or fabricated.
Each investigation separates two questions: whether the person actually said or wrote the words, and whether the words accurately represent that person's documented views.
Authorship and meaning are examined separately. A saying may express an idea similar to a person's teachings without being words that the person actually said or wrote.
The mind is everything. What you think, you become.
Attributed to The Buddha
The exact sentence is not found in the recognised early Buddhist texts. It is best treated as a modern and oversimplified paraphrase of teachings about the importance of mind, intention and action.
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