One of the disciples asked Buddha:
- If someone hits me, what should I do?
Buddha replied:
— If a dry branch falls from a tree and hits you, what should you do?
The student said:
- What will I do? It was a simple accident, a simple coincidence that I found myself under a tree when a branch fell from it.
Buddha said:
- So do the same. Someone was mad, angry, and hit you. It's like a branch falling from a tree on you. Don't let this bother you, just go on your way as if nothing happened.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru