Ajahn Jayasaro - Developing Right Speech
Right Speech(Samma Vaca) is the third factor of the Noble Eightfold Path
Ajahn Jayasaro (Shaun Michael Chiverton) was born on the Isle of Wight, England in 1958.He joined Ajahn Sumedho’s community for the Rains Retreat as an anagarika in 1978.In 1978 he became a disciple of Ajahn Cha, one of Thailand’s most renowned Buddhist monks and meditation masters, at Wat Pa Pong in Northeast Thailand. He took full ordination, with Ajahn Chah as his preceptor, in 1980. After his initial five year monastic training, Ajahn Jayasaro went on extended solitary retreat before taking on teaching and administrative duties. Over the next several years he alternated between periods of retreat and service to his monastic lineage.During this period he was entrusted by the elders of his order with writing the official biography of his teacher, Ajahn Chah. In 1997 he assumed the position of abbot of Wat Pa Nanachat, the international monastery of Ajahn Chah’s lineage, where he remained until the end of 2002.
Since early 2003 Ajahn Jayasaro has been living alone in a hermitage at the foot of Khao Yai Mountain national park. The Dhamma teachings and meditation retreats he gives at regular intervals at a nearby retreat centre offer inspiration to both lay Buddhists and monastics. He is also a key figure in the movement to integrate Buddhist developmental principles in the Thai education system. Many of his Dhamma talks are broadcast on radio and television.
Ajahn Jayasaro has written many books on Buddhist themes in the Thai language, a number of which have been translated into other languages, including Chinese, French, Italian and Portuguese. His latest English work, "without and within" is a general introduction to the Theravada Buddhist tradition.
Ajahn Jayasaro spends a month a year out of Thailand. His most recent teaching engagements have been in Qatar, China and Bhutan. In 2011 Ajahn Jayasaro was granted an honorary doctorate in Buddhist Pedagogy by Mahachulalongkorn Rajavidyalaya University.
sila = morality samadhi = concentration panna = wisdom
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I repeat the phrase "make your speech a treasure " when I'm around others now - especially in my job teaching young children. Constant refinement of speech is a wholesome goal in the spiritual life. Thank you Ajahn.
Namo Buddhay 🙇🌺🙏🙏🙏
One of my favourite Ajahns. Really clear exposition :-)
💐🙏🙏🙏💛น้อมกราบนมัสการท่านพระอาจารย์ที่เคารพยิ่งเจ้าค่ะ💐🙏💛
Thanks again
Thank you Venerable Sir for this valuable reminder.
What a great exposition as well as example of right speech. His work in this domain is clear and evident, a benefit for anyone within earshot.
this subject is one which requires constant reflection for me------many humble thanks ajahn with metta
Another great talk by Venerable Ajahn Jayasaro. Thank you.
this is an area in which i required more insight and have much to reflect upon. many thanks ,ajahn
Thank you 🙏 very inspiring 🙏🙏🙏
A very good talk
Thank you for the advice and knowledge!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️☸️
he is a good speaker on good speech
Wonderful teaching. Thank you so much!
Thank you for the talk Bhanté. Sadhu sadhu sadhu
Wow I needed this. I'm really profane at times and I need to clean up my speech.
Thank you
Beutiful Talk.Learned a great deal
Thank you Ajahn Jayasaro, sadhu sadhu sadhu. From your speech its inspired me to see Anatta > Anicca > Right speech (mindfully)
I don't know what to say.... thanks ajahn!
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu
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A Sangha Jewel.
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu, Bante!
Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu
Shadu Shadu Shadu Dhamma is the ancient science of reasoning.
Sadhu....
sadhu sadhu sadhu
1:08:00 Neglecting any one of the aspects will have a detrimental effect.
In which occasion was this talk given?
I worry that if a strict interpretation of right speech were used outside a sanga, in the modern and informal world, that people might be offended that you're violating the informal, even subconscious, conventions. This would especially apply to strictly defined frivolous speech. Outside a sanga, speech (even frivolous speech) is often used as a means of bonding, communicating friendship or showing respect. As a convention, bowing or other distinctly Buddhist rituals have not become the norm in most modern society. Saying "How are you." as a rhetorical question is frivolous, but the fact that we say it indicates that it has a purpose. If I were to walk past someone I know, look them in the eye and not acknowledge them (even non-verbally), that would be considered an insult. In a monastic setting where this is not a required or expected convention, it might be perfectly acceptable. Also, their may be things a person needs to say for their own emotional well being that may lack information or purpose or even dignity and it may even be unkind about someone, but benign if that expression doesn't spread. One other idea I have concerns the subjective nature or interpretation of speech. I've said things like "Jack is aggressive." That may be an insult, it may be a compliment, it may be a lie or it may be truth. It depends on how it's received and if it's expressed in a neural factual way, a celebratory way or a cruel mean way. Who is to judge a statement, the speaker, the listener, a third party? I guess if the intention and information is not understood, it would depend on all the parties clarifying things until a mutual understanding of the communication was agreed upon. Curse words also might be something people frowned on. Would they be acceptable for some audiences where they were the norm and prohibited say at work or around children and others who found them objectionable? Human beings in general are a very chatty and gossipy group. Does right speech conflict with this or is it compatible or does it meet half way? Very nice talk and excellent subject. I've spent a decent amount of time thinking about this in the last year. :)
@learningisfun273
6 жыл бұрын
Jason West I think you missed the essence of what he was saying
@yohenson
5 жыл бұрын
It doesn’t matter. If you are mindful of your speech, which is mostly watching your intentions while you speak, you can know if you have a sincere and unharmful way of speaking. For example if you are boasting, it is for your status, greed is there. If you are gossiping, it’s almost the same- the one who has the “juiciest” gossip will have their status arise above others. So another greed and arrogance. It’s the intention that directs your speech. So if you will be mindful of that, you will see that positiveness will surround you and others. The best way to start developing that besides trying to actually do that in real-time, is to develop your mindfulness muscle, which is via meditation practice. People are the same, they react to negativity or to positivity respectively. You are not requested to gossip. That’s just your habits talking out of you.
@Abornazine_
5 жыл бұрын
Jason West depends who you desire hanging out with. People who gossip, back bite or make fun of others. Who wants a friend like that anyway? And i’ve been on many silent retreats...most speech and language...is non verbal. Often words are not really always necessary. It is about ethics and right intention for speech it is not about standing mute or ignoring people if they are speaking to us...as the latter would be considered wrong speech.
Ahaha I love your talks you need to work on not saying UM so much. Peace