Once there was a meeting of Lord Buddha in one place. Buddha was meditating sitting in a meditative state. At the same time, a person standing outside the place where his religious meeting was taking place was angrily shouting very loudly. Why was I not allowed to sit in this Dharma Sabha today? What kind of church is this? In a quiet meeting, his loud speech mixed with anger made the hall reverberate. However, Buddha did not pay any attention to this. He remained mesmerized. The visitor repeated his question even louder than before.
The disciples requested the Buddha to allow the visitor to enter in order to maintain peace in the assembly. Buddha said – He is not worthy to come in and stay. He is ‘untouchable’. The disciples were surprised to hear the words of the Buddha. They said – O God! Caste has no place in your religion. No one is big and no one is small. Again, where did this ‘untouchable’ come from?
Reminding the disciple, Buddha said – Today he is angry. Anger disrupts peace and concentration. An angry person commits violence. Even if he doesn’t do physical violence, he definitely does mental violence. A person who commits any kind of violence for any reason is an ‘untouchable’. Therefore, it is necessary for an angry person to repent in solitude. Only then does he know that non-violence is the greatest and ultimate religion.
