Come now and make peace and let us be brothers.

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However, if he moderates himself and, extinguishing all hatred in his heart lifts his down-trodden adversary up and says to him, 'Come now and make peace and let us be brothers,' he will gain a victory that is not a transient success, for its fruits will remain forever.

Source The Gospel of Buddha, LI, §5 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to The Gospel of Buddha, the Buddha explains to General Simha that true victory is not crushing one’s adversary: it is, after a struggle, extinguishing all hatred in one’s heart, lifting up the one who is down and offering him peace; that victory bears fruits that last forever. Today, after a disagreement in which you had the last word, reach out to the other person: a word of peace, a gesture of reconciliation.

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