Anger and harsh speech: in need of models and examples of serenity and compassionate speech
Upvote:2
Today, particularly in the West, we live in a very complex, divided & disordered world.
For example, I recall when I lived in Thailand, how polite the social norms were in regards to speech. Its funny, recently, each morning, I see an older Thai lady who has moved to where I live (in Australia). Each morning we cross paths when doing our morning walks and we have a light chit-chat Thai style. It is so polite. It is so different to the Western world.
Also, where I live, we currently have an influx of young Spanish backpacker workers. For some reason, suddenly there a many young Spanish everywhere. it is noticeable their cultural norms & speech are fairly abrupt.
My impression is Buddhist monks & nuns, as well as advanced Buddhist practitioners, generally limit their social interactions & social environments. This helps them control their speech.
Once speech is under control, a Buddhist practitioner examines & accepts the harsh realities of the world around them, to subdue anger. Buddhist practice is to give up longing (desire) & disappointment towards the world. This is what the Buddha taught in his definition of mindfulness.
For general scripture teachings about Right Speech, a compilation is at this link: Right Speech From His Own Lips.
More post
- π At what age does a person becomes capable to understand Buddhism?
- π Doctor assisted suicide - does doctor break the first precept?
- π Attention to itching makes me unable to focus on anything else
- π Why are buddhists hostile?
- π How to cure music influence on mind?
- π Consciousness - "Facets of One Entity"
- π When feels empty during vipassana meditation?
- π Unwholesome thoughts at the time of death
- π Buddhist views on talking with the dead? Is it possible?
- π Are the bodhisattva vows better suited to the lay side of Buddhism?
- π Can I adapt Buddhaβs teachings into science?
- π Tathagata and the seeker after knowledge!
- π Egoic voice in head
- π Are all non-monastic ways of life wrong livelihood?
- π What is the difference between a nature and a behaviour?
- π Did NΔgΔrjuna describe features of the Fourier transform?
- π Should a Buddhist "have faith"?
- π What is mental phenomenon?
- π What does it mean in Bhikkhu Bodhi's *Life of the Buddha* when he describes Maha Maya as being possessed of the five kΔmaguαΉa
- π How does a Buddhist survive in a harsh world?
- π What is the essential difference between citta and vinnana?
- π Moving During Meditation
- π What happens to a cause after it has generated an effect?
- π Do "and further", "again", in MahaSatipatthanasutta definitely mean "next step (aparam)"?
- π How should a buddhist behave when he&she is treated unfairly?
- π Should a Buddhist have Children?
- π Difference in Buddhist meditation and meditation in other religions
- π How much does Buddhism affect most people's lifes in South East Asia?
- π What is actually Nirvana -- what are some Tripitaka sources?
- π Formal Meditation Laziness
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- π Anger and harsh speech: in need of models and examples of serenity and compassionate speech
- π Harsh speech and insanity
- π Does downvoting an answer qualify as divisive and harsh speech?
- π What is ignorance in Buddhism and what are examples of ignorance?
- π Would a stream enterer no longer need the "I am the owner and heir of my karma" reflection?
- π Attention to the breath: sensations at the nostrils vs sensations at the abdomen, as they relate to serenity and insight
- π Dealing with Anger and Criticism
- π Can loving kindness, compassion and sympathetic joy be developed through Vipassana meditation?
- π Sunyata is the truth and compassion is not an illusion?
- π Compassion vs the invisible hand and capitalism
- π Where in the Pali Canon does it give examples of right livelihood and it's opposite
- π Original reference for 'The essence of all religions is love, compassion and tolerance' by the HH the Dalai Lama
- π Trust and Compassion
- π Looking for examples of "Bad" Men and Women who became Enlightened
- π Choosing Between Mindfulness and Compassion Meditation
- π Friendship and Compassion
- π Compassion and Motivation
- π Are loving-kindness and compassion (metta and karuna) special kind of attachments?
- π As a Buddhist lay-follower is there a need and good form to do good deeds?
- π Some daily-life examples to help explain what 'mindfulness' and 'mindless activity' are?
- π metta, anxiety, and anger
- π Where and what to study - Buddhist compassion and business communication
- π Judgment, Stereotyping, and Empathic Compassion
- π Need better examples for assuming self to be non-form aggregates
- π Lovingkindness and Compassion of the Buddha?
- π What is the method for "Coupling of the Serenity and Insight Powers" referred to in the Path of Discrimination?
- π "true love", compassion and suffering
- π The method in the Noble Eightfold Path in right speech for persuasion and influence
- π Relationship between truth and compassion
- π Do Buddhas and Bodhisattvas care and have compassion for all sentient beings equally