Talks about the Steps of the Ladder, Part 174

What Is Slander?

Slander is directed only against the Creator. It does not refer to two people speaking badly about a third person. In truth, slander is directed only at the Creator because we have no relationship with anything other than the Creator. Anything that interferes with us relating correctly to the Creator, that is, the inner and outer voice within us that might weaken or corrupt our attitude toward the Creator, is called “slander.”

In fact, all disturbances can be considered slander because they all, whether external or internal, speak within us against the Creator’s uniqueness, against “the Good who does good.”

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