The Buddha explained how we can know when speech is skillful:
Right Speech
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Illusion and Understanding
I live on a bluff above a river. In the summer, we only see flashes of water through the thick woods that separate us from the river below. Because we are so elevated, it is like living in a tree house.
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Obscuration
There were snow flurries here today. Just as snow makes visibility difficult when we are driving, thought flurries obscure clear seeing of the path.
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The Transformative Power of Metta
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Mental Fabrication and Its Antidote
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The Importance of Friendship on the Path
The Buddha spoke throughout the suttas on the importance of “admirable friendship” on the path to awakening.
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Animal Lessons
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