Overwhelmed by drowsiness, I left my dwelling. Stepping up to the path for walking meditation, I fell to the ground right there.

I rubbed my limbs, and again I stepped up on the path for walking meditation. I walked meditation up and down the path, serene inside myself.

Then the realization came upon me—the danger became clear, and I grew firmly disillusioned.

Then my mind was freed—behold the clear rightness of the teaching! I’ve attained the three knowledges, and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

Verses of the Senior Monks 4.3 The Book of the Fours Chapter One Sabhiya

When 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 understand behave as though they were immortal, those who understand the Dhamma are like the healthy among the sick.

Any lax act, any corrupt observance, or suspicious spiritual life, is not very fruitful.

Whoever has no respect for their spiritual companions is as far from true Dhamma as the firmament from the earth.

Verses of the Senior Monks 4.4 The Book of the Fours Chapter One Nandaka (2nd)