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The winter 2025 cycle

During Monday's meditation we are currently exploring

Mindfulness of

The Eight Faults

1. To do what it is not your business to do is called officiousness
2. To rush forward when no one has nodded in your direction is called obsequiousness
3. To echo a man’s opinions and try to draw him out in speech is called sycophancy
4. To speak without regard for what is right or wrong is called flattery
5. To delight in talking about other men’s failings is called calumny
6. To break up friendships and set kinfolk at odds is called maliciousness
7. To praise falsely and hypocritically so as to cause injury and evil to others is called wickedness
8. Without thought for right or wrong, to try to face in two directions at once so as to steal a glimpse of the other party’s wishes is called treachery.

Desert Cave Retreat

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