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Abstain from backbiting and slander, from language that may cause hatred,
enmity, disunity, disharmony. Abstain from language that is harsh, rude,
impolite, malicious, abusive. Abstain from idle, foolish babble. Abstain
from gossip. If you cannot say anything friendly, benevolent, meaningful,
and useful, keep a noble silence.
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Be tolerant with the intolerant. Be mild with the violent. If you have power
over others be gentle, especially with the weak. Be patient, restrained,
compassionate.
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Be free from greed among the greedy. Do not seek to gain by the loss of
others.
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Instead of finding fault in others, look to your own misdeeds. Do not judge
harshly. See both sides and judge fairly.
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Do not deceive nor despise nor wish harm to another person. Meet hatred with
kindness, evil with goodness, greed with generosity, lies with truth.
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A person's position in society is not determined by birth, but by worth, not
by descent but by conduct and character. Try to treat all people alike. You
will understand others insofar as you understand yourself. You will sympathise
with others when you realise that they experience the same suffering (dukkha)
as you. Love others as you love yourself. Protecting yourself through
mindfulness you protect others others; protecting others through kindness and
patience you protect yourself
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