← Sutta collectionTHAG6.3Verses of the Senior Monks 6.3SuttaCentral (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 6.3The Book of the SixesChapter OneMahānāgaWhoever has no respectfor their spiritual companionsfalls away from the true teaching,like a fish in a little puddle.Whoever has no respectfor their spiritual companionsdoesn’t thrive in the true teaching,like a rotten seed in a field.Whoever has no respectfor their spiritual companionsis far from extinguishment,in the teaching of the Dhamma king.Whoever does have respectfor their spiritual companionsdoesn’t fall away from the true teaching,like a fish in plenty of water.Whoever does have respectfor their spiritual companionsthrives in the true teaching,like a fine seed in a field.Whoever does have respectfor their spiritual companionsis close to extinguishmentin the teaching of the Dhamma king.