Here is a quote on "Idle chatter" from the book "The Noble Eightfold Path" by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, p. 48-49. The highlights are made by me as an answer to your question regarding what idle chatter is and conversation with family. Abstaining from idle chatter (samphappalapa veramani). He avoids idle chatter and abstains from it.

He engages in idle chatter. He speaks out of season, speaks what isn't factual, what isn't in accordance with the goal, the Dhamma, & the Vinaya, words that are not worth treasuring. The words "what isn't in accordance with the goal, the Dhamma, & the Vinaya" seem to imply that just like monastics, lay followers should restrict their speech to ...

That all communications would hopefully be about the weather, birds, shika, squirrels, lunch, what might be for dinner, songs, water, tree growth, scenic vistas, walking around, etc. That was much more important to them, inane chatter. Priceless. No hustlebustle. Seems like wise decision.

2016年7月15日 · Bhikkhus were several times rebuked by Lord Buddha for engaging in "animal-talk," which is defined by this quite common passage in the discourses: "Talk about kings and robbers, ministers and armies, danger and war, eating and drinking, clothes and dwellings, garlands and scents, relations, vehicles, villages and markets, towns and districts ...

Abandoning idle chatter, he abstains from idle chatter. He speaks in season, speaks what is factual, what is in accordance with the goal, the Dhamma, & the Vinaya. He speaks words worth treasuring, seasonable, reasonable, circumscribed, connected with the goal. This is how one is made pure in four ways by verbal action.

2015年7月24日 · "Very well, then, headman, I will question you on this matter. Answer as you see fit. What do you think: There is the case where a man is one who takes life, steals, indulges in illicit sex; is a liar, one who speaks divisive speech, harsh speech, & idle chatter; is greedy, bears thoughts of ill-will, & holds to wrong views.

2015年7月27日 · When we speak to the point and precisely, without engaging in gossip, others usually get the hint that we don't like gossip or idle chatter. Being busy is also helpful, we can point to a long list of things to do and say, I hope you don't mind, I need to get back to this, but maybe if it's important you could schedule a meeting to talk about it ...

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2024年8月12日 · What is idle chatter? In AN 10.176 idle chatter is defined as He speaks in season, speaks what is factual, what is in accordance with the goal, the Dhamma, & the Vinaya. He speaks words worth treasuring, ...

2016年4月23日 · Instead of memorizing specific type of talk you can discern what it idle chatter through the fundamentals, i.e.,: is not beneficial, not relevant to the fundamentals of the holy life, does not leads to revulsion, does not leads to dispassion, does not leads to cessation, does not leads to peace, does not leads to direct knowledge,