Tag: Right Speech

The power of our words

our words

Our words can encourage or destroy While Right Speech is part of the Noble Eightfold Path, I am always reminded that the Eightfold Path is meant to be used collectively. This means that our speech is not truly beneficial to…

Class is in session

Just try to remember, there is no need to wait for the lesson, the lesson is right here in front of us just waiting to be seen. Class is in session.

Open mouth, insert foot

“If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind” ~ Buddha “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. ~ Abraham Lincoln” “Speak…

Nothing to talk about

The more I continue to practice and study the dhamma, the more I am coming to realize that there is nothing to talk about. Even one of the five precepts I have taken states “I undertake the precept to refrain…

Reflecting on the teachings

The Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View Wisdom 2. Right Intention 3. Right Speech Ethical Conduct 4. Right Action 5. Right Livelihood 6. Right Effort Mental Development 7. Right Mindfulness 8. Right Concentration How does one walk this eightfold path, moment…