208 - Right Speech
7/28/202523 min
In this episode, we continue our journey through the Eightfold Path by exploring Right Speech. More than just speaking truthfully or avoiding gossip, Right Speech is a mindfulness practice—an invitation to reflect on how, why, and when we communicate. We look at the four types of unskillful speech—false, harsh, divisive, and idle chatter—and how becoming aware of them can transform our relationships, both with others and with ourselves. From conversations with loved ones to the inner dialogue in our minds, speech shapes our experience. Tune in as we reflect on how a single moment of awareness before...
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First 90 secondsNoah Rochette· Host0:00
The Secular Buddhism Podcast is now on eightfoldpath.com with transcripts, AI chat, and more. Visit eightfoldpath.com. [gentle music] Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Secular Buddhism Podcast. This is episode number 208. I'm Noah Rochette. Today I'm going to be sharing the audio of a Dharma talk I gave several weeks ago on the topic of right speech, continuing with the presentation of the various aspects of the Eightfold Path. As always, keep in mind you don't need to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist. You can use what you learn to simply be a better whatever you already are. If you are interested in our online community and these Dharma talks that are given every Sunday, you can learn more about that on secularbuddhism.com. But without further ado, I'm going to share the audio of the Dharma talk from that particular Sunday on the topic of right speech. I hope you enjoy. Thank you. Today we're going to continue our, our journey through the Eightfold Path, and I'm excited to continue exploring each aspect of, of the Eightfold Path with you. Uh, as you recall, over the past few