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Putting away slander, he abstains from calumny. What he hears here he repeats not elsewhere to raise a quarrel against the people here: what he hears elsewhere he repeats not here to raise a quarrel against the people there. Thus he lives as a binder together of those who are divided, an encourager of those who are friends, a peacemaker, a lover of peace, impassioned for peace, a speaker of words that make for peace.
Source Tevigga Sutta 2.3-5 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to the Tevigga Sutta, the disciple who loves peace passes on nothing that divides: he brings together those who are separated, encourages friendships and chooses words that soothe. Today, if a word risks sowing discord, keep it to yourself, and say instead a word that brings two people closer.
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