Cattāri Brahmavihārā

I undertake the training rule to refrain from using harsh or abusive speech.

I still feel somewhat shaken from yesterday’s bout of rage but it serves as a great teaching for me about the true danger of anger. It had become crystal clear that once the genie is out of the bottle it is difficult to put it back. Worse yet, until it is reigned in, it contaminates every perception, every thought. May I keep a closer watch on the mind and not allow it to tread that path again.

In a very real way, refraining from harsh and abusive speech addresses the same concern albeit on a more surface level.