Making amends
Transgression
SN 11.24 · Saṃyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses
A question to carry today
This short discourse tells of two monks: one admits a fault, the other does not accept the apology. Is there an apology you would like to give, or to accept, before the new year?
One small act today
Offer an apology still owed, or accept someone else's.
The reading
– Linked Discourses 11.24
– Chapter Three
Transgression
At Sāvatthī.
Now at that time two mendicants had clashed. One of them transgressed against the other. The transgressor confessed to the other mendicant, but they didn’t accept it. Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what had happened.
“Mendicants, there are two fools. One who doesn’t recognize when they’ve made a mistake. And one who doesn’t properly accept the confession of someone who’s made a mistake. These are the two fools.
There are two who are astute. One who recognizes when they’ve made a mistake. And one who properly accepts the confession of someone who’s made a mistake. These are the two who are astute.
Once upon a time, mendicants, Sakka, lord of gods, guiding the gods of the thirty-three, spoke this verse:
On the calendar: Tuesday 2 February 2027
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