← Sutta collectionTHAG4.3Verses of the Senior Monks 4.3SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Verses of the Senior Monks 4.3The Book of the FoursChapter OneSabhiyaWhen 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 understandbehave as though they were immortal,those who understand the Dhammaare like the healthy among the sick.Any lax act,any corrupt observance,or suspicious spiritual life,is not very fruitful.Whoever has no respectfor their spiritual companionsis as far from true Dhammaas the firmament from the earth.