Spreading rumors will create trouble for themselves

An American television host was questioned by netizens for making nonsensical statements, leading to an investigation into the television station's license. He voluntarily left the show, effectively ending his career. Because of his momentary impulse, his irrational and unreflective bad habits, he lost the audience's love and tarnished his professional ethics. How foolish! Very ignorant！

一位美國電視主持人因發表荒謬言論而遭到網友質疑，導致執委會對電視台執照展開調查。他主動離職，職業生涯就此終結。由於他一時衝動，以及他那些不理智、不加反思的壞習慣，他失去了觀眾的喜愛，更令自己的職業操守上蒙下了污點，愚蠢且無知！

Verbal karma includes spreading rumors and creating trouble; both are negative karma. For some, speaking carelessly is just a habit. They don't consider whether they are creating negative karma; they simply love to talk without restraint. Whenever they know something or think of something, they immediately tell others, embellishing and exaggerating the facts. For example, casually saying someone "stole" a pancake is a bad habit. If it wasn't premeditated and without malice, we can only say this person is pathological; there's no question of creating negative karma.

言語業力包括散播謠言和製造麻煩；兩者都屬於惡業。對某些人來說，口無遮攔只是一種習慣。他們不考慮自己是否會造惡業；他們只是喜歡毫無顧忌地說話。一旦知道或想到什麼，他們就會立刻告訴別人，並添加醋、誇大其詞。例如，隨口說某人「偷」了一塊煎餅就是一個壞習慣。如果這不是預謀的，也沒有惡意，我們只能說這個人有病態；不存在造惡業的問題。

If someone knowingly speaks out of ignorance, knowing it will harm others and knowing it shouldn't be said carelessly, and fabricates false evidence while vehemently denying it, then that truly constitutes creating negative karma through speech.

如果有人明知故犯，出於無知，明知會傷害他人，明知不該隨意說出口，卻仍然捏造虛假證據並極力否認，那麼這才是真正意義上的言語造惡業。

The greater the harm caused to others by verbal karma, the heavier the karmic retribution. The retribution depends on the nature of the loss suffered. Those who create negative karma through speech will receive karmic consequences. 

言語業力對他人造成的傷害越大，業報也越重。報應的程度取決於所受損失的性質。那些因言語而造惡業的人必將承受業報。

As the saying goes, "Reflect on your own faults in quiet contemplation, and refrain from gossiping about others in idle talk"—these are virtues of being a good person. Less criticism and more praise is a good way to avoid negative karma through speech. If someone only realizes they've committed negative karma after speaking, and realizes they shouldn't have said it, but it simply slipped out without premeditation or deliberate intent to harm anyone, and immediately regrets it afterward, thinking, "I shouldn't have said that!"—then they should repent.

正如諺語所說：「靜思反省自身過錯，不閒聊他人」－－這是為人良善的體現。少批評多讚揚是避免言語業力的好方法。如果有人事後才意識到自己造了惡業，意識到自己不該說出口，只是無意中脫口而出，並無惡意傷害他人之意，事後立即後悔，心想「我不該那樣說！」--那麼他們就應該懺悔。

If they know who they've spoken ill of, they should find that person and repent to them. If that person is completely unaware that they've committed negative karma and hasn't caused any harm, there's no need to repent; otherwise, it might trouble them. 

如果他們知道自己說了誰的壞話，就應該找到那個人並向他懺悔。如果一個人完全沒有意識到自己造了惡業，也沒有造成任何傷害，那麼就沒有必要懺悔；否則，懺悔可能會讓他感到困擾。

In this case, use self-reflection and repentance. After cultivating the habit of repentance, the chances of committing negative karma through speech will gradually decrease, even for unintentional mistakes, because repentance itself is a method of self-correction. Ultimately, one can purify their speech karma.

在這種情況下，應該進行反省和懺悔。養成懺悔的習慣後，即使是無意的錯誤，透過言語造惡業的幾率也會逐漸降低，因為懺悔本身就是一種自我糾正的方法。最終，一個人可以淨化自己的言語產業。

The method of repentance is simple: repent once, without constant repentance. Constant repentance leads to self-pity and a loss of confidence. Repentance is simply acknowledgment. If the same mistake is repeated, then repentance is necessary again. After repentance, one must become an upright person again. Acknowledgment leads to repentance; repentance leads to standing up; if one falls again, repent again.

懺悔的方法很簡單：懺悔一次，不要不斷懺悔。不斷懺悔會導致自憐和喪失自信。懺悔只是承認錯誤。如果同樣的錯誤再次發生，那麼就需要再次懺悔。懺悔之後，必須重新成為一個正直的人。承認錯誤導致懺悔；懺悔導致重新站起來；如果再次跌倒，就再次懺悔。

In daily life, try to train yourself to "think before you speak, pause before you speak." This doesn't mean remaining silent, but rather being mindful and careful with your words. Gossiping, spreading rumors, criticizing others, and criticizing behind their backs are all transgressions of speech and create negative karma; everyone should avoid them.

在日常生活中，要努力養成「三思而後行」的習慣。這並非意味著保持沉默，而是要謹慎行，謹慎用詞。閒言碎語、散播謠言、批評他人、背後議論他人，這些都是言語上的過失，會造下惡業，人人都應該避免。