One mind-training slogan says it simply: “Don’t ponder others.” Gossip is a way of maneuvering, positioning ourselves to be in the most favorable spot. It is feeling proud to be above the weak, and pleased when the great fall. If there is ego and confused emotion, there will be gossip. Unbridled gossip is harming others by exposing their faults and laying the ground for revenge. It reveals our inability to control our negative emotions.
