“If something is true and beneficial, I would say it even if it is unwelcome and disagreeable to others. Why? Because I have compassion for beings.” --Shakyamuni Buddha to Prince Abhaya "Being honest may not get you many friends, but it will always get you the right ones."--John Lennon Abandoning negative or unwholesome speech is… Continue reading REFRAINING FROM FALSE, DEFAMATORY AND “GOSSIPY” SPEECH (Vacī-duccarita): Avoiding “gossip”, “harsh speech”, “insults”; abstaining from unwholesome speech in Buddhism and how to distinguish that from truth-telling and exposing injiustice, abuse and corruption (Eight-fold path Buddhism I)