Right Speech On The Eightfold Path Of Buddhism

All religions recognize the importance of right speech using the right words to control one's expression, top avoid harm, to avoid evil and to avoid harmful consequences to oneself and others.
Zoroastrianism speaks of good thoughts, good words and good deeds as the central theme of its teachings. In Islam too there is a great emphasis on good thoughts, good words and good deeds. Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism recognize speech as equal to karma having good or bad consequences and suggest control and compassion in speech. Jesus warned of the consequences of careless words on the Judgment Day. In Buddhism Right Speech is an important aspect of the Eightfold Path, the practice of which would lead to the cultivation of virtue, truthfulness and liberation. In this video we present some aspect of Right Speech on the Eightfold Path of Buddhism.
The ancient seers who meditated in the forests in ancient India and who are mentioned in the Vedas are known as munis. A muni is one who practices silence as a part of spiritual effort. We all have the urge to express ourselves, our thoughts and opinions, our likes and dislikes. It is also a form of desire. What we express through our words is in fact the expression of our egos. We try to extend ourselves or perpetuate ourselves through our words and actions. The ancient munis understood the value of silence in minimizing the ego and withdrawing the senses. They used silence to understand themselves and know themselves better The practiced silence to transcend their ordinary consciousness and experience the inner stillness. But words are still important. We cannot do away with words. We need to communicate not only to express ourselves, but also know others, help people, share information, spread knowledge and learn from others. We need to use words to pray, to seek, to forgive, to express our love and compassion. One should practice occasional silence to calm the mind and experience peace. But when one speaks one should speak with care and caution because words can profoundly hurt, harm and cause disturbances in oneself and in others. Words cause wars, turmoil, misunderstandings and conflicts. Words can motivate or demotivate. Words can inspire a group or a nation to rise to great heights and perform extraordinary tasks. Words can kill hopes and dreams and shatter a nation in times of depressions, especially if they come from the mouth of a leader who is highly regarded. Speaking the right words at the right time for a right purpose is therefore of utmost importance in both temporal and spiritual matters. The Buddha suggested right speech on the eightfold path to remedy the problems associated with speecj. Whether you are a buddhist or not you can use these ideals to practice right speech and establish peace and harmony in your life.
Right Speech means to abstain from lying, from divisive speech, from abusive speech and from idle chatter. The five keys to right speech are it is spoken at the right time, it is spoken in truth, it is spoken beneficially and it is spoken with a mind of good will. What words one should speak? One should speak only pleasant words, words which are acceptable to others, without bringing evil to others. the ten wholesome topics of conversation are talk on modesty, on contentment, on seclusion, on non-entanglement, on arousing persistence, on virtue, on concentration, on discernment, on release and on the knowledge and vision of release. How to admonish another skillfully? A person who wishes to admonish others should ask himself therse questions: do I practice purity in bodily actions, do I practice purity in speech, is my heart of good will is free from malice, have I head enough of the doctrine by and have I learned by heart the code of conduct for the monks word by word

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[ukgreaterlondon]

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[pawnshopr]

don't worry about speaking the right words for the equilibrium of yin and yang will remain unchanged

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

purity on our hearts, truth on our lips, and deeds according to our words

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[anythingnew]

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[wisterV]

TWIST!

[mcjlgoh]

Fantastic, wonderful, so well defined by the Buddha. Just 2 simple words yet it defines right down to the very foundation of it's meaning, wonderful, may this video be viewed by more people in this current tumultuous world.

[akiraawakens]

Thank you so much for posting this video.It makes me realise why and how much I create my own suffering & also how to effect others.

These are simple instructions & I am very grateful you shared them. Thanks.