I do not contemn you, worthies.

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For what reason, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, was that Bodhisattva Mahāsattva called Sadāparibhūta? It was, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, because that Bodhisattva Mahāsattva was in the habit of exclaiming to every monk or nun, male or female lay devotee, while approaching them: I do not contemn you, worthies. You deserve no contempt, for you all observe the course of duty of Bodhisattvas and are to become Tathāgatas, &c.

Source Lotus of the True Law, Chapter 19, §2 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Lotus of the True Law, a monk named Sadāparibhūta, a bodhisattva (a being who walks towards awakening for the good of all), approached every person he met, telling them that he did not despise them, for he saw in them a future Buddha (a Tathāgata). Today, look at each person you meet, even the one who irritates you, saying inwardly: “I do not despise you; you too can awaken.”

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