Thag 4.3 Sabhiya

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Thag 4.3 - Sabhiya
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Verses of the Senior Monks 4.3
The Book of the Fours
Chapter One
Sabhiya
When others do not understand,
let us, who do understand this,
restrain ourselves in this regard;
for that is how conflicts are laid to rest.
And when those who don’t understand
behave as though they were immortal,
those who understand the Dhamma
are like the healthy among the sick.
Any lax act,
any corrupt observance,
or suspicious spiritual life,
is not very fruitful.
Whoever has no respect
for their spiritual companions
is as far from true Dhamma
as the firmament from the earth.