When the world hurts, we take refuge in the holy man (the monk) but when the monk hurts, where do we go? Our faith, our ideals, our world-view, all these are shaken, shattered. Tell me O monk, where do we go? You who are the living representative of God, take it upon yourself to ponder once the hapless state of the wronged devotee and show him the way to peace and a re-establishment of his shaken faith in the righteousness of monks and the Order when his practical experience teaches him otherwise. And, remember, the devotees do honour and serve and reverence the monks a lot. So, it is their due to receive a like respect from monks as well.
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