Right speech

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Right speech

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Is speech violent?
Can speech hurt feelings?
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of course


saying nothing may also harm


or just misunderstanding others


feelings are hurt easily
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Yes and yes in my opinion
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cappuccino wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:02 am of course


saying nothing may also harm


or just misunderstanding others


feelings are hurt easily
So others are responsible for your feelings?
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thepea wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:04 am So others are responsible for your feelings?
If I let them be
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cappuccino wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:09 am
thepea wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:04 am So others are responsible for your feelings?
If I let them be
If you let them, then it was your freedom of choice wasn’t it?
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cappuccino wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:09 am
thepea wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:04 am So others are responsible for your feelings?
If I let them be
Totally Bull. You are responsible for your own feeling.
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Joe.c wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:12 am You are responsible for your own feeling.
I mean if I allow it
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of course we are responsible, but we don't live in a bubble. and we are only human.
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bpallister wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:14 am of course we are responsible, but we don't live in a bubble. and we are only human.
By only human do you mean not fully enlightened and not in control of our mind?
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cappuccino wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:14 am
Joe.c wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:12 am You are responsible for your own feeling.
I mean if I allow it
Is it a choice, to allow it?
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thepea wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:35 am Is it a choice, to allow it?
Yes
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cappuccino wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:51 am
thepea wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:35 am Is it a choice, to allow it?
Yes
So was it the speech or your thoughts that caused the harm?
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thepea wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:54 am So was it the speech or your thoughts that caused the harm?
Neither
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cappuccino wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 3:08 am
thepea wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:54 am So was it the speech or your thoughts that caused the harm?
Neither
So if the speech wasn’t harmful, and no speech is harmful(your first answer) then I must ask you clarify.
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