Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Speech: Refraining from Frivolous Speech

 

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RIGHT SPEECH Refraining from Frivolous Speech Frivolous speech is unhealthy. Refraining from frivolous speech is healthy. (MN 9) Abandoning frivolous speech, one refrains from frivolous speech. One speaks at the right time, speaks only what is fact, and speaks about what is good. One speaks what is worthy of being overheard, words that are reasonable, moderate, and beneficial. (DN 1) One practices thus: "Others may speak frivolously, but I shall abstain from frivolous speech." (MN 8) When a person commits an offense of some kind, you should not hurry to reprove them but rather consider whether or not to speak. If you will not be troubled, the other person will be hurt, and you can help them emerge from what is unhealthy and establish them in what is healthy—then it is proper to speak. It is a trifle that they will be hurt compared with the value of helping establish them in what is healthy. (MN 103)

Reflection So many of our speech patterns are habitual and unfold automatically. The practice of right speech gives us an opportunity to notice this, because we are bringing greater awareness to the action of speaking. It also enables us to change our habitual patterns because it gives us time to respond differently. The ability to pause and reflect before responding is particularly important when in the presence of offensive speech. Daily Practice The next time you feel offended by something someone says to you, slow down enough to not react automatically and to take some time to consider whether or not to speak. Not every putdown requires a comeback. The critical factor in the analysis above is whether or not what you say will make a difference. It is okay to hurt someone’s feelings if you "can help them emerge from what is unhealthy" and get on a better track. Tomorrow: Reflecting upon Social Action One week from today: Refraining from False Speech Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page.

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Global Loving-Kindness Meditation

 

Dear Friends, The monks who have been walking from Texas to Washington DC to spread peace and loving-kindness are offering a global loving-kindness meditation. I plan to join and invite you to consider doing the same. There is something profoundly healing about turning our attention toward loving-kindness in whatever way we feel inclined, and then remembering that we are part of something happening around the world at the same time. Global Loving-Kindness Meditation 📅 Wednesday, February 11, 2026 ⏰ 1:30–4:30 PM Pacific Time conversions: 4:30–7:30 PM Eastern 10:30 PM–1:30 AM Germany (CET) 9:30 AM–12:30 PM Melbourne, Australia (AEDT - Thursday) 5:30–8:30 AM Hong Kong (HKT - Thursday) Livestream available here: https://dhammacetiya.com/walk-for-peace/global-meditation/ Facebook: Walk for Peace When thousands of people generate loving-kindness together, it shifts whatever we are thinking and doing into a shared field of goodness and care. It steadies the nervous system and makes that steadiness a little easier to access the next time. It plants seeds of peace. Whether you join for a few minutes or longer,  whether you spend time doing Metta at another time, your intention and the cultivation of your practice matters.   With warmth, Amma

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Via Daily Dharma: Recognizing Desire

 

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Recognizing Desire If we don’t recognize desire as it is happening, we are ruled by it. If we can recognize our desires in the moment that they occur, there is a possibility of doing something different. Rob Nairn, Choden, and Heather Regan-Addis, “Overcoming the Vortex of Desire” CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE

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Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Intention: Cultivating Equanimity

 

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RIGHT INTENTION Cultivating Equanimity Whatever you intend, whatever you plan, and whatever you have a tendency toward, that will become the basis on which your mind is established. (SN 12.40) Develop meditation on equanimity, for when you develop meditation on equanimity, all aversion is abandoned. (MN 62)  The manifestation of equanimity is the subsiding of attraction and aversion. (Vm 9.93) Having smelled an odor with the nose, one is neither glad-minded nor sad-minded but abides with equanimity, mindful and fully aware. (AN 6.1)

Reflection Equanimity, the fourth brahma-vihara, or sublime way of abiding, is defined here in terms of its manifestation—how it presents itself in experience. Equanimity manifests as the absence of the two extremes of attraction (greed) and aversion (hatred), which so often rule the mind. Equanimity is the still center point on a continuum between the two, where the mind neither draws toward nor tilts away from an object.     Daily Practice Equanimity can be practiced with any of the sense modalities, and here we are invited to engage with the practice in the sensory realm of smelling odors. Practice lingering in the presence of an obviously pleasant or an intensely unpleasant odor and see if you can manifest the attitude of equanimity. You can experience pleasure and displeasure and not automatically want more or less of it. See what this feels like, and then sustain the non-reactive attitude toward feeling tones.  Tomorrow: Refraining from Frivolous Speech One week from today: Cultivating Lovingkindness Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page.

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