Nonviolent Communication
Skillful qualities / Noble Eightfold Path / Right Speech / Nonviolent Communication 
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Abhayagiri 25th Anniversary Retreat, Session 16 – Jun. 13, 2021

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5. “When someone shows you how to do something correctly but the manner in which they convey the message is rude, what is the most skillful thing you can do to let the person know they were perceived as rude but fully absorb the content of their beneficial message?” Answered by Ajahn Ñāṇiko. [Admonishment/feedback] [Right Speech] // [Cultural context] [Equanimity] [Nonviolent Communication]


Abhayagiri 25th Anniversary Retreat, Session 18 – Jun. 14, 2021

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6. Reflection by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo: Lovingkindness in speech and the ethic of sharing circles at Abhayagiri. [Goodwill] [Right Speech] [Abhayagiri] [Sharing circles] [Communal harmony] // [Principles of Cordiality] [Ajahn Sudanto] [Listening] [Nonviolent Communication] [Conflict]

Sutta: MN 48: Kosambi Sutta.


Readings from The Island, Session 2 – Jan. 8, 2025

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4. “In Nonviolent Communication they say that when you talk to people it’s better to tell them exactly what you want them to do than what you don’t want them to do. Why exactly is it like this?” Answered by Ajahn Amaro. [Nonviolent Communication] [Language] // [Teaching Dhamma] [Precepts] [Thich Nhat Hahn] [Western psychology] [Buddha/Biography] [Ajahn Sumedho] [Four Noble Truths]