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.
Sabhiya
Thag 4.3 · Sabhiyattheragāthā
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Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato and Jessica Walton · SuttaCentral · CC0
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