Skilful speech

True love is love without selfish desire or attachment. It is selfless and does not ask for anything in return. Selfless love is also an encompassing quality and encompasses many good qualities such as kindness, compassion, honesty, integrity, consideration and selflessness.

     The Lord Buddha always spoke with good-will. He spoke words that were timely, truthful, beneficial and kind. He defined such speech as ’skilful speech’ and encouraged others to speak in the same manner. By developing selfless words of love, one would be engaging in such skilful speech by default.

     When the art of speaking selfless words of love (skilful speech) is developed and utilized, one is able to transform oneself, one’s neighbors, communities, countries and even the entire world! This is the power of skilful speech; the power of speaking words of selfless love.

See Also

• http://www.vihara.org.au/go?to=pansil
• http://www.vihara.org.au/go?to=mettamed