{"id":363,"date":"2007-11-19T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-19T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/treeleafzen\/2007\/11\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-eightfol-18.html"},"modified":"2007-11-19T15:13:00","modified_gmt":"2007-11-19T15:13:00","slug":"sit-a-long-with-jundo-eightfol-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2007\/11\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-eightfol-18.html","title":{"rendered":"SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Eightfold Path III"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">The third branch of the &#8216;<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Eightfold Path<\/span>&#8216; is <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8216;Right Speech&#8217;  &#8230; <\/span><span>the first of three branches devoted to &#8216;<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Ethical Conduct&#8217; (<\/span><\/span><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">S\u00c4\u00abla) &#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">Our words have power to be weapons or constructive tools, to help or hurt others, express care or disdain, make enemies or friends, start wars or bring peace.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">The Buddha advised that we should<span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><\/span> &#8230;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230; abstain from false speech, especially deliberate lies &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; abstain from slanderous speech and words used maliciously against others &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; abstain from harsh words that offend or hurt others &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; abstain from idle gossip.<\/div>\n<p>This means that we should, <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">as best we can amid the complexities of life, <\/span>seek to tell the truth, to speak friendly, warm and gently, and to be careful in our words.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size:78%;\">   <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><embed flashvars=\"shw_id=253&amp;epi_id=30996\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" base=\"http:\/\/operator11.com\/swf\/\" quality=\"high\" bgcolor=\"#fff\" src=\"http:\/\/operator11.com\/swf\/o11player.swf\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" height=\"362\" width=\"432\"><\/embed><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"><\/span>Press on arrow for &#8216;play&#8217;<\/span><\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. The third branch of the &#8216;Eightfold Path&#8216; is &#8216;Right Speech&#8217; &#8230; the first of three branches devoted to &#8216;Ethical Conduct&#8217; (S\u00c4\u00abla) &#8230; Our words have power to be weapons or constructive tools, to help or hurt others, express care or disdain, make enemies or friends, start wars or bring peace. 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