Harsh speech (pharusāya vācā)
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Part of tag cluster Right Speech in key topic The Noble Eightfold Path
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Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 30 – Apr. 29, 2001

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5. Story: Ajahn Chah orders Ajahn Sumedho to stay in England for five years. Told by Ajahn Sumedho. [Ajahn Sumedho] [History/Western Buddhist monasticism] [Ajahn Chah] // [Determination]

Story: The Kaṭhina that Ajahn Sumedho didn’t want to attend. [Kaṭhina] [Thai Ajahn Chah monasteries] [Harsh speech]


Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 35 – Apr. 29, 2001

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6. Recollection: The June 2000 Saṅgha Meeting concludes in harmony. Recounted by Ajahn Sumedho. [Wat Pah Pong] [Saṅgha] [Saṅgha decision making] [Communal harmony] [Ajahn Chah] // [Views] [Harsh speech] [Asking forgiveness ceremony] [Three Refuges] [Culture/West]

Quote: “Luang Por Chah wasn’t giving us views and opinions. … [He gave] us all a confidence in the unspoken unity of our humanity.” [Faith] [Human]


Readings from The Island, Session 15 – Jan. 30, 2025

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4. “I’ve been pondering Ajahn Chah’s phrase, ‘Right but not true; true but not right.’ I’ve never been able to figure our ‘Right but not true.’ …” Answered by Ajahn Amaro. [Ajahn Chah] [Truth] // [Clear comprehension]

Quote: “You are right in fact but wrong in Dhamma.” — Ajahn Chah. [Dhamma]

Story: Ajahn Sumedho reports Ajahn Buddhadāsa’s different approach to Vinaya to Ajahn Chah. [Ajahn Sumedho] [Ajahn Buddhadāsa] [Vinaya]

Story: Ajahn Sumedho criticizes an outspoken monk’s loud speech at Pāṭimokkha. The monk leaves Wat Pah Pong soon after. [Harsh speech] [Admonishment/feedback]