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Daily Sutta Challenge

September 6, 2026

Right Speech

The Simile of the Saw · MN 21

Many people think Right Speech mainly means "don’t lie, don’t gossip, and try to be polite." But in MN 21, the Buddha goes further and makes a surprising claim about speech at the moment you’re being horribly wronged. What is the deeper point of Right Speech in that teaching?

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