Archives Dhamma 102
AllChoosing Virtuous Friends and AssociatesEmotional IntelligenceIntegrity in Conduct and the Principles of Wholesome SpeechMerit-Making and Unwholesome KammaMiscellaneousPrinciples of Decision-Making and Mental TrainingPrinciples of Self-Care in Times of Illness and the Preservation of One's PossessionsProfessional Advancement for Both Superiors and SubordinatesRespect and EmpathyThe Art of AdmonishmentThe Benefits of Propagating BuddhismThe Development of Good HabitsThe Development of Knowledge Alongside VirtueThe Resolute Cultivation of Wholesome ConductThe Role of the Family as a Kalyāṇamitta (Virtuous Friend) Toward Children
Let All That Is Spoken Cause Demerit to Diminish and Merit to Grow
Whatever one has heard or witnessed — upon due verification — should the speaking of it cause demerit to diminish and merit to increase, then such a matter is not only worthy of being spoken, but ought to be spoken…
Choose to Speak Only of Wholesome Matters — Lest Demerit Grow and Merit Diminish
Whatever one may have witnessed with one’s own eyes — should the speaking of it cause demerit to increase and merit to diminish — the Blessed One declared: “It ought not to be spoken of further.” Consider well: even in…
When All One Hears Is Bad News — How Should One Compose the Mind?
Over the past week, we have no doubt encountered a great deal of news — some of it auspicious, and some of it far from auspicious, leaving the heart unsettled upon hearing it. The Self Enlightened Lord Buddha has given…
Think Before You Share — What Is Worth Passing On?
Whatever one comes to know — having received the information and reflected upon it carefully, whether from texts, scriptures, or any other source — it is not enough simply to have heard or come to know something. If speaking of…
Sharing Without Reflection — Accumulating Unwholesome Kamma Unawares
When news of an unfavorable nature comes to one’s attention — and its truth or falsehood has yet to be established — one must not hasten to pass it on to others. Verify it first with due diligence. Without such…
Do Not Waste Your Time Cursing Anyone
When dissatisfied with a person or a situation, do not waste your time cursing or reviling — for this is yet another form of accumulating demerit through unwholesome expression. What, then, is the better way forward? When one is on…
Lie Often Enough, and You Will Lose Your Own Mind
Every excuse that comes from a person’s mouth contains some mixture of truth and falsehood. Sometimes, at best, it may be seven parts truth and three parts falsehood — or perhaps only three parts truth and seven parts falsehood. In…
Falsehood (lie)
That which reveals one’s absence of sincerity toward another is none other than the speaking of falsehood. Hold this firmly in your heart, dear ones — whosoever may love us, should we speak falsely to them, that love shall fade…
Before One Deceives Another, One Must First Deceive Oneself
One who speaks falsehood must, before all else, overturn and dismantle the image of truth that has arisen within their own heart — and in its place, construct an illusory image anew. This is akin to a television set when…
