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Buddhism
Lesson 141

He should never speak a disparaging word of anybody.

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The wise man, the preacher, who wishes to expound this Sutra must absolutely renounce falsehood, pride, calumny, and envy. He should never speak a disparaging word of anybody; never engage in a dispute on religious belief; never say to such as are guilty of shortcomings, You will not obtain superior knowledge.

Source Lotus of the True Law, Chapter 13, ยง11 ยท ๐Ÿ“– Read the full passage

โœจ To meditate on today

According to the Lotus of the True Law, whoever wishes to pass on the teaching renounces falsehood, pride, calumny and envy; he blames no one and never tells anyone, even someone gone astray, that he is shut out from wisdom. Today, refrain from any criticism of an absent person, and if you speak of someone, say something true and kind about them.

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