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When Buddha was instructing his followers in the right use of speech, he addressed them as Source Beings, not as bodies or identities. In his Parable of the Saw, he described five right uses of speech and five wrong uses of speech.

The Five Right Uses of Speech were: To speak at the right time To speak truly To speak without complaint To say something that is profitable to the listener To use kind words.

The Wrong Uses of Speech were: To speak at the wrong time To speak falsely To complain To say something that wastes the listener's time To speak critically

Buddha taught that the choice of how to speak could be deliberately self-controlled by the disciple, rather than in response to the world.

Listen or watch the talk Source Beingness

Try this exercise!
Get good at understanding perspectives

Objective: To free attention

Expected Results: Increased calmness, broadened perspective.

Take a thirty-minute walk. On your walk, periodically notice something small; notice something big. Notice something far away; notice something close.

Write down any insights you gain from your walk.

From ReSurfacing®: Techniques for Exploring Consciousness , used in the ReSurfacing Workshop

Simple. Straightforward. Effective

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