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Thu 15 Mar, 2007 03:45 pm
with some major exceptions such as JLNobody, we find under the eight fold path the ethical conduct includes;
Quote:Buddha explained right speech as follows: 1. to abstain from false speech, especially not to tell deliberate lies and not to speak deceitfully, 2. to abstain from slanderous speech and not to use words maliciously against others, 3. to abstain from harsh words that offend or hurt others, and 4. to abstain from idle chatter that lacks purpose or depth. Positively phrased, this means to tell the truth, to speak friendly, warm, and gently and to talk only when necessary.
Fine then. I'll be the first idiot to talk. Filler filler filler.
I've read. I've read it at least a few hundred times. I've discussed it. I've thought about it when I am nattering and pained by the ignorance of my own little brain and of the world.
And I'm not a Buddhist. And I'm not in America - - at least according to a large group of "Americans" of the "United" states of whatever.
Maybe consider pasting it on every cellphone.
With complimentary right action pamphlets for those who will be subjected to their presence in public places, or while doing business with them.
Point made clearly enough?
Re: rarely seen among Buddhists in america
dyslexia wrote:with some major exceptions such as JLNobody, we find under the eight fold path the ethical conduct includes;
Quote:Buddha explained right speech as follows: 1. to abstain from false speech, especially not to tell deliberate lies and not to speak deceitfully, 2. to abstain from slanderous speech and not to use words maliciously against others, 3. to abstain from harsh words that offend or hurt others, and 4. to abstain from idle chatter that lacks purpose or depth. Positively phrased, this means to tell the truth, to speak friendly, warm, and gently and to talk only when necessary.
rarely seen among ANYONE with any consistency.....
Do you know so many Buddhists, dyslexia?
In this forum or in real life? And how many?
Remember, dys, you are personally responsible for them.
cello wrote:Do you know so many Buddhists, dyslexia?
1,873 or perhaps 3, I'm not sure. Does it matter to you?
One, I know personally as well: he's just now in a cage behind dys, awakened from the "sleep of ignorance" a long time ago ... :wink:
Dys
I only know two Budhists really well. Neither of them practice the speech ethics Dys described.
BBB
dyslexia wrote:cello wrote:Do you know so many Buddhists, dyslexia?
Actually, yes.
Do you read any Buddhist publications?
Quote:to talk only when necessary
Isn't that a sign commonly seen on a New York subway?
I belong to a Buddhist peace fellowship and it seems to me that American Buddhists are just like Christians, Jews, and Muslims in many respects.
(I'm not a Buddhist. )
Of course, it matters. "1,873 or perhaps 3, I'm not sure" is a far cry from the generalized "Buddhists in america".
Now that I know where you are coming from, I can have a better perspective of your statement.
Two people who live in our building:
1)the Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations
2) A Buddhist monk.
Joe(one of them never says "Hello" to me in the elevator.)Nation
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