A Buddhist Perspective on Offensive Speech and What To Do About It

Buddhist teachings on offensive speech and its ethical implications. Offensive speech discussed from various perspectives, including ethical considerations for both speakers and listeners. Pannobhasa discusses Buddhist views on speech, duties of both speakers and listeners. Brian discusses four types of wrong speech, including harsh speech that can be true but still has ethical implications. Listener has the duty to forgive and not be offended, even if the speaker is deliberately trying to abuse them. Buddhist ethics and communication. Pannobhasa discusses how some people ignore the duty of listeners to forgive and bless their enemies. Pannobhasa emphasizes ethical duties in dialogue, forgiveness, and non-resentment. Buddhist ethics and the importance of not taking offense. Pannobhasa: “Karma comes into it too. Students examine teachers to see if they’re worthy.“ Brian Ruhe: “Western nuns are more left than monks. Nun supporters are more left for gender equality.“ Pannobhasa emphasizes the importance of understanding the context of Buddhist teachings and not just adding Western perspectives on top of them. Pannobhasa and Brian Ruhe discuss the responsibility of listeners to bear in mind moral duties from a dharmic point of view, including not taking offense or getting angry. Pannobhasa’s YouTube channel is @pannobhasa . David Reynolds, alias Paññobhāsa, and formerly known as Paññobhāsa Mahathera, is an American-born Theravada Buddhist philosopher and teacher. He has a degree in Biology and up until recently he was a monk with thirty years seniority in the ordained Sangha, with most of that time spent in the forests of Burma, and about half of it spent living and meditating alone in caves. After a few years at a monastery in the declining state of California he has migrated across the USA and has set himself up in a new, freer lay life in Greenville, South Carolina where he continues to write and teach. He has long been pretty well fed up with political correctness, and is moved to make a stand. Paññobhāsa’s URL Links: current blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): Bitchute channel: SubscribeStar support page: Discord server (mainly for traditionalist Buddhist discussions and networking): Twitter (brand new): Paypal: NEW BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: ALSO, 2nd BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: 3rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: Old Buddhist Blog: Page: Email: nippapanca@ For Alternative Buddhism see Reddit Please do download any of my videos and copy them to your own channels to spread the word. Join our Meetup and be in our Zoom videos. All video playlists: or click on “The Brian Ruhe Show“ and scroll down. Donate: Bitcoin: 15Ls63J21zzhAPE7ke4P2JhaHyAEhUrJVe Volunteer your time. Be part of a group. My website: MP3 audios and video at: My priorities: Flickr: @N07 My three books are available at Amazon. ruhe&crid=1ZU2U0DOIY0QG&sprefix=,aps,101&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_1_0_recent Phone into Brian Ruhe’s live radio show at 1-603-635-4946 any Tuesday from 6-8 pm EST at Studio B at