The Art of Communicating

Both communication and community have the same Latin root, communicare , meaning to impart, share, or make common.

These four criteria are helpful today in evaluating whether we and others are using Right Speech and speaking the truth effectively. The four criteria are:

1. We have to speak the language of the world.

2. We may speak differently to different people, in a way that reflects how they think and their ability to receive the teaching.

3. We give the right

Words can travel thousands of miles.

May my words create mutual understanding and love.

May they be as beautiful as gems,

as lovely as flowers.

It’s helpful to remember at the beginning of every communication with another person that there is a Buddha inside each of us. “The Buddha” is just a name for the most understanding and compassionate person it’s possible to be.