"If you are insulted, if you are accused, if they gossip about you, don't say anything bad. Don't be the one who sees the shame, be the one who corrects it."
Correcting the Shame
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Love Yourself
"If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another."
Violence
"Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person, when we obey because there is fear. So violence isn't merely organized butchery in the name of God, in the name of society or country....
The Tongue
"The tongue is like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood." This quote by the Buddha employs a metaphor to convey the power and potential harm that can arise from the words we speak. Here's an elaboration on its meaning: "The tongue is like a sharp knife"...