Recorded on March 28th, 2007

This is one of the hardest topics that one can usually approach in the West as we typically try to be expressive and somewhat confrontational in our interactions with each other. However, the field of Right Speech can be more subtle.

Roshi gives the four Gatekeepers of Speech:
Is it true?
Is it kind?
Is it beneficial?
Is it necessary?
and she adds, Is it the right time?