104. BUDDHA SPEAKS ABOUT VIOLENCE

108 Buddhist Parables

One disciple asked the Buddha, “If somebody hits me, what am I supposed to do?”

The Buddha said, “Suppose you are walking and a tree branch of a tree falls and hits you. What are you going to do?”

The disciple responded, “What can I do? It was just an accident, a mere coincidence that I was under the tree and the branch fell down.”

The Buddha said, “Just like that! When somebody being mad and angry hits you, it is like a branch falling on you. Don’t be disturbed by this, don’t be distracted by this. Just keep on following your ways as if nothing has happened.”

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