Practicing Buddhist Right Speech: Pervasive, Wise, and Difficult

How can we practice Right Speech in Buddhism? We'll consider the four aspects of Right Speech as well as several important nuances suggested by the Buddha's own example that we should consider when putting them into practice in our daily lives. We will also consider their importance in online discourse.

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https://suttacentral.net/mn58/en/sujato

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00:00 Intro
01:30 Avoiding false speech
03:37 Avoiding divisive speech
06:10 Avoiding harsh speech
08:38 Avoiding gossip
10:15 Nuances to Right Speech
15:06 Mindfulness and Right Speech

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