Poetry is to Music as Lyric is to Soul: Abandoning Gossip

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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Abandoning Gossip

Abandoning gossip, he abstains from gossip; he speaks at the right time, speaks what is fact, speaks on what is good, speaks on the Dhamma and the Discipline; at the right time he speaks such words as are worth recording, reasonable, moderate, and beneficial. -Majjhima-Nikaya From "365 Buddha: Daily Meditations," edited by Jeff Schmidt. Abandoning Gossip Teach me to forgo the pleasures of delicious gossip. Purify my Heart. Teach me to honor the divine in all beings; Purify my Heart. Teach me to... Sign in to see full entry.

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