Is it possible to live a life without saying something bad?

Actually yes( I'm serious about this) people who are deaf can't hear a thing and thus they are protected from hearing and saying profanity.

 

It's pretty possible.

Just not likely to happen in many places.
But yeah, the mute and the deaf are the least likely to.

 

You do have a point. But what if they end up reading something, and then they have it stored up in their head. What if that thing they just read is profanity?

 

If your religion prevents you from saying profanity(eg muslim or buddisim), then try using an alternative word instead

EDIT: But then again, since s** is a part of nature, it really doesnt mean anything wrong...

OOPS i posted in a dead thread :(

 

I think that at some point in time everyone has said at least one profane word. The intension may not have been there, but ppl do it.

 

I don't swear at all, but I know the words because I hear it all the time around school... Maybe it's possible if the person really knows how to watch what they say.

 

Like buddihists (and to a certain extent, muslims) they have to be very disiplined to watch what you say. But if you are driven to a point where you're anger is about to burst or you did something really bad, they are forced to let spill their anger let it be by profanity, or violence

 

I don't believe in any word to be "vulger".
So yes, I do believe it to be possible.

 

Its possible. Though its very hard to avoid...

 

Basic Buddhism doesn't prevent 'swearing'. Swear words are only such because they offend some people. In old times there were actual 'curses' people would say that would use gods' names such as 'Zeus damn you' etc and with Christianity and Islam etc too. That is what 'curse words' actually meant initially.

Crass words such as the alternates for crap, sex, etc ..these were just words that became worse because some people were so offended by them. They aren't really curse words at all but 'disgusting' words to some because they talk about body functions or parts. You can say 'sex' but can't say the F word. You can say 'boob' but can't say 'tit'. You can say crap but not the S word etc. It makes really no sense in the end.

What Buddhism does teach is how to use 'right speech' for the 'right time'. If I were walking down the street talking to some people that cuss a lot, I may too do that. If I'm at school, I probably won't much at all. If I'm around little kids, I will not say crass words around them. If I'm in a business meeting, I probably won't either. If I'm at home and stub my toe, oh yeah, I'm saying some good crass words. If someone upsets or angers me, yes, I may some some crass words. Why? Because they are exclamation words. Since some people find them offensive, I try to curb my tongue in their audience and it isn't that hard. However, I am pretty much a Buddhist-Atheist and have been for years and there simply really is no rule against using 'profane' language. It's more about molding yourself to be right in the right place you are. Centering yourself and gaining control of your life so that you don't just do things that are 'wrong' habitually when you know they are.

This kind of goes along with right thought. If you can think calmly you will speak calmly. You can work on your presentation to others and work on how you feel about yourself too. I hope this makes sense because Buddhism in the west is greatly misunderstood. To a Buddhist, if you are yelling, out of control, raging etc, it doesn't matter if you use non-crass words. You are still avoiding the issue of inner peace.

 

I sorta get it now...

 

Well..it is possible..but sometimes when it comes to swearing it's sometimes difficult to avoid it

 

Well, this is my opinion. It's really hard to not cuss unless the country you live in never cusses at all.

 

I dont know,unless your deaf or cant speak.

 

You guys keep bringing up the deaf. I have news for you that deaf people know how to cuss just fine. Some can also speak out words and have conversations with people despite the fact they cannot hear. Also, they can still certainly gesture and in ASL (American Sign Language) there are signs for the cuss words too. xD

 

Ah yes. ASL cussing.