Zipping our lips
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Don't Believe Everything You Think 
Jun 12, 2016 A series of talks based on Don't Believe Everything You Think given at Sravasti Abbey’s monthly Sharing the Dharma Day starting in March 2013. The book is a commentary on The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas.
Harsh words disturb the minds of others
And cause deterioration in a Bodhisattva’s conduct.
Therefore give up harsh words
Which are unpleasant to others—
This is the practice of Bodhisattvas.
- The disadvantages of harsh speech
- They push others away and harm our relationships
- They cause deterioration in the Bodhisattva’s conduct
- They disturb our minds and the minds of others
- Stories of those who transformed their mind to avoid harsh speech and remain calm in adversity
SDD 34: Zipping our lips (download)
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
