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RIGHT SPEECH
Refraining from Malicious Speech

Malicious speech is unhealthy. Refraining from malicious speech is healthy. (MN 9) Abandoning malicious speech, one refrains from malicious speech. One does not repeat there what one has heard here to the detriment of these, or repeat here what he has heard there to the detriment of those. One unites those who are divided, is a promoter of friendships, and speaks words that promote concord. (DN 1) One practices thus: “Others may speak maliciously, but I shall abstain from malicious speech.” (MN 8) Disputes occur when a person adheres to their own views, holds onto them tenaciously, and relinquishes them with difficulty. Such a person dwells disrespectful and undeferential toward others, causing harm and unhappiness for many. If you see any such root of a dispute either in yourself or externally, you should strive to abandon it. And if you do not see any such root of dispute either in yourself or externally, you should practice in such a way that it does not erupt in the future. (MN 104)

Reflection

If you look around you will easily see that so many of the disputes taking place in the world are rooted in the human tendency to become attached to views and opinions. It is natural for people to disagree, but it is neither necessary nor inevitable for them to argue about it. Views are learned ways of organizing our understanding of the world, and when held lightly they are beneficial, but they can easily become a source of trouble.

Daily Practice

Notice when you see people attached to their views, when they are holding on to them tenaciously, and when they relinquish them with difficulty. Next, notice when you do these things yourself. Try looking at things from different points of view, if only to train your own mind to become more agile and avoid getting locked in to particular perspectives. Notice how many things can be seen from many different points of view.

Tomorrow: Reflecting upon Verbal Action
One week from today: Refraining from Harsh Speech

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 We think that we have to know who we are in order to bloom, but that is not true. It is our nature to bloom, but we don’t have to know who or what we are in order to do so. . . . We can only do the practice and let it shape us.

Ken McLeod, “On Not Being Special”

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You’ve got to see if you keep examining your own mind (which must be your work in part, to become mindful) you must see that who you think you are and how you think it is, is what’s creating the reality of what you’re seeing.

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“O refúgio é instantaneamente o lugar de repouso na natureza livre e lúcida que nos permite ver os aspectos condicionados e nos permite, se nós estamos além do caminho do ouvinte, efetivamente experimentar. Então, a gente poderia dizer que o refúgio é o início do caminho e é também o último gesto dentro do caminho. A saída do caminho é o refúgio, quando nós verdadeiramente tomamos refúgio, o caminho termina”. 
  

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