The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Three: Right Speech
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In this episode, Susan Piver explores the third step of the Noble Eightfold Path, Right Speech, emphasizing its connection to Right Listening and the impact of our inner world on our communication.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I explore the third step of the Noble Eightfold Path, Right Speech, and why it might more accurately be called Right Listening. I begin with a story about the so-called “Marcus Syndrome”, the habit of using someone else’s speaking time to prepare your reply. From there, I revisit Right View and Right Intention, and how the way we hold our inner world naturally shapes the words we send out into the world. We look at the classical categories of unskillful speec...
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- The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Eight: Right Samadhi
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