Sylvia BoorsteinThe Buddha taught complete honesty, with the extra instruction that everything a person says should be truthful and helpful.
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The Buddha taught complete honesty, with the extra instruction that everything a person says should be truthful and helpful. He taught that people should be completely honest with themselves and others, and that they should be truthful in all things. The Buddha emphasized the importance of being compassionate toward oneself and others, and he also taught that people should gently correct one another in a kind way when they see someone making a mistake.
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