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[Full title: Reflection of Mind on Language Behaviours (4): The Attitude to Abuse and Respect of Other ]

In the Sutta 础濒补驳补诲诲奴辫补尘补 鈥楾he simile of the Snake鈥� (Majjhima 狈颈办腻测补, Sutta number 22), the Buddha instructs bhikkhus to have the proper attitude with other鈥檚 abusive and praised words.

Therefore, bhikkhus, if others abuse, revile, scold, and harass you, on that account you should not entertain any annoyance, bitterness, or dejection of the heart. And if others honour, respect revere, and venerate you, on that account you should not entertain any delight, joy, or elation of the heart. If others honour, respect, revere, and venerate you, on that account you should think thus: 鈥楾hey perform such services as these for the sake of what had earlier come to be fully understood鈥�.

(Majjhima 狈颈办腻测补, Sutta number 22.39)^[1]

In case a bhikkhu addressed with disagreeable words, the Buddha advises bhikkhu to train how patient and peaceful to such words.

Therefore, if anyone speaks dispraise of those 产丑颈办办丑耻苍墨蝉 in your presence, you should abandon any desires and any thoughts based on the household life. And herein you should train thus: 鈥楳y mind will be unaffected, and I shall utter no evil words; I shall abide compassionate for his welfare, with a mind of loving-kindness, without inner hate鈥�. That is how you should train, Phagguna.

鈥淚f anyone gives those 产丑颈办办丑耻苍墨蝉 a blow with his hand, with a clod, with a stick, or with a knife in your presence, you should abandon any desires and any thoughts based on the household life. And herein you should train thus: 鈥楳y mind will be unaffected...鈥�. If anyone speaks dispraise in your presence, you should abandon any desires and any thoughts based on the household life. And herein you should train thus: 鈥楳y mind will be unaffected...鈥�. If anyone should give you a blow with his hand, with a clod, with a stick, or with a knife, you should abandon any desires and any thoughts based on the household life. And herein you should train thus: 鈥楳y mind will be unaffected, and I shall utter no evil words; I shall abide compassionate for his welfare, with a mind of loving-kindness, without inner hate鈥�. That is how you should train, Phagguna. (Majjhima 狈颈办腻测补, Sutta number 21.6)

As the above Suttas shown we see clearly that the Buddha often advises bhikkhus to control the verbal action. When one wishes to state something, he should reflect whether his speech brings himself affliction, or brings affliction to someone or both or not (Majjhima 狈颈办腻测补, Sutta number 61.12). Before talking something, a bhikkhu is advised to reflect carefully. In that reflection, if he observes that talk is low, vulgar, coarse, ignoble, and unbeneficial and which does not lead to disenchantment, dispassion, cessation, peace, direct knowledge, enlightenment, and 苍颈产产腻苍补 such talk he should not utter. On the contrary, however, in the reflection if he notices that the talk deals with effacement, as favours the mind鈥檚 release, and which leads to complete disenchantment, dispassion, cessation, peace, direct knowledge, enlightenment, and 苍颈产产腻苍补; that is, talk on wanting little, on contentment, seclusion, aloofness from society, arousing energy, virtue, concentration, wisdom, deliverance, knowledge and vision of deliverance, such talk he should utter (Majjhima 狈颈办腻测补, Sutta number 122.12).

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For Not Yours see Majjhima 狈颈办腻测补, Sutta number 22.40-41; and Six Standpoints for View see also Majjhima 狈颈办腻测补, Sutta number 22.15-17.