Right Speech

Rarely do we see/hear anyone use right speech - yet The Buddha spoke of it in his 8 Right ways of living. It is actually one of the most vital ways of coming to greater understanding, helping others and the world and of course ourselves, which (the latter) should not really be the goal of any endeavor, for, "We most truly help ourselves, when we help others." If we want to help ourselves we must help others and this is what will happen if we use right speech. We MUST use right MOTIVE, however. A study of motive is crucial in everything we do. To arrive at pure motive is to arrive at pure Love. We must always do our best in everything, and this includes speaking rightly. Right speech is invaluable to our own development and we need to have right speech if we are to usher in the New World. In order to have right speech, we must speak the Truth - this means all the time, obviously. It also requires honesty. There is a close relation between honesty and being (true to) yourself. If more people were honest, we would have more people being true to themselves. This is of course vital. The Truth is within, and you will obviously need to look within to discover the Truth. Honesty is invaluable in this, so we must speak honestly and speak the Truth. This is what right speech is all about. True Knowledge is part of speaking the Truth, because it is the this True Knowledge, that is the Truth, although the Truth is not simply knowledge, though you WILL have to look within to find it. If you look within, you will find the Truth, but you may have to look in the external world as a result of this. Looking within will reveal this to you. Speaking factually will effect your consciousness profoundly in a positive way, so it obviously makes sense to do it. Sharing the Truth with others, will flow from knowing the the Truth and knowing the Truth will come from sharing the Truth with others as it is stated in my article, 'The Path'. Honesty and Truth are vital if we are to enter the New World.