Sense of forgiveness

July 24, 1994

So now to become the guru, first of all, you should have a great sense of forgiveness. So much so like Buddha’s. Once Buddha was giving a lecture in a village and suddenly somebody came in and started abusing him, saying all kinds of things and all that. Then somebody told him, “What are you doing? He is Buddha, the one who’s Enlightened One. He’s trying to help us to become good, and you came and shouted at Him?” So he was repentant. He went to see Buddha, but Buddha had gone to another village. So he went to another village, second day, and he went and fell at the feet of Lord Buddha. Lord Buddha said, “What’s the matter?” “Why are you falling at my feet?” He said, “Sir, I must say that I was, really I didn’t know you were the Enlightened One. I just shouted at you, said things, I don’t know what happened to me. So please forgive me.” He said, “When did you say this to me?” “Yesterday.” “Where?” “In such place.” He said, “Yesterday is finished now. What is there to forgive?”