TACTFUL SPEECH LEADS TO LESS CREATION OF KARMA
Caller: Hi Master, you once mentioned, “A person who is tactful in his speech will be less likely to create negative karma or suffer from retribution”. Does it mean that being tactful reduces the chances of creating negative karma?
Master Jun Hong Lu: Being tactful with words is actually not a bad thing. From the perspective of the human world, firstly, he will not offend others. Secondly, his tactful speech will not harm others and in this regard, would you agree that no negative karma is created?
Instead, if this person says, “I am a straightforward person” and there he goes, offending everyone around him. Would you consider him forthright? The fact is he is creating negative karma!
When he steps on others’ toes, fights with them, and stirring up a lot of unhappiness, isn’t he creating negative karma? This is an important issue and it explains why tactfulness is a virtue.
That said, if what you say is not what you think, you will still create negative karma in your heart, and this is when you ‘lack Yin virtue’. On the other hand, if you are forthright and utter things that create negative karma, you ’lack Yang virtue’. Both of these virtues are indispensable.
Source: Wenda20131117A 01:21, Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program
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