When living day to day, when someone comes to spread gossip, shouldn't we #turn_our_attention_to_the_khandhas (aggregates)? Don't respond to the gossip.
But nowadays, people don't understand this. When one person finishes speaking, others start sharing their own unwholesome experiences. Isn't this how people live? Like the saying goes, #endless_like_smoke_and_rain - one story leads to another without end. Isn't this how people behave?
These are important points to understand. We need to know how to live skillfully.
This teaching emphasizes the importance of:
1. Mindful living
2. Avoiding participation in gossip
3. Directing attention to contemplation of the five aggregates
4. Breaking the cycle of unwholesome speech
Sadhu! Together let us keep the Dharma wheel rolling.
