About this episode

Noah Levine discusses the impact of speech on karma and the importance of honest communication.

Speech has consequences—every word shaping karma in ways we don’t always see. When we look closely, there’s a tendency to exaggerate, to minimize, or to leave things out altogether. The practice is learning to bring honesty and awareness into how we communicate. Are you an exaggerator or a minimizer? Or are you an omitter?

People in this episode

Host: Noah Levine

Topics covered

• communication
• honesty
• awareness
• karma
• exaggeration
• minimization
• omission

Keywords

• speech
• consequences
• communication
• karma
• exaggeration
• minimization
• omission

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