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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Speak at the right time

Offer speech when it is timely and likely to be useful rather than merely impulsive.

Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions

A mapping is not a verified quotation. Workbook labels are preserved. An absent mapping does not mean rejection. We do not rank the moral worth of any system.
Religious systems
4/52

7.7%

Nonreligious systems
1/41

2.4%

Represented systems
5/93

5.4%

Specific anchors*
1/5

20.0%

*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.

Corpus definition

Offer speech when it is timely and likely to be useful rather than merely impulsive.

This is the atlas’s definition, not a substitute for a tradition’s own interpretation. Scope, exceptions and translations require review of each source.

Preserved calculation difference

The original index differs from recomputed unique-system or specific-anchor counts. Both are retained; the source file is unchanged.

All Systems: source 94 · recomputed 93

Overall %: source 5.3 · recomputed 5.3763

Evidence, mapping by mapping

5 selected mappings

Christian Science Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Speak at the right time · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official tenets and Church Manual ethics

Open original source ↗ www.christianscience.com

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian

Verify exact wording, authority, context, translation, and scope.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9871. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Kardecist Spiritism · Official framework-level anchor

Speak at the right time · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Allan Kardec's moral teachings and official United States Spiritist Federation resources

Open original source ↗ spiritist.us

Official framework-level anchor · Spiritist religious-philosophical tradition

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, doctrinal or institutional authority, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9872. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Speak at the right time · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Soto Zen official precept and practice framework

Open original source ↗ www.sotozen.com

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Verify the exact translation, ritual context, and interpretive scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9873. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Swedenborgian Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Speak at the right time · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Emanuel Swedenborg's Doctrine of Charity and official Swedenborgian teaching resources

Open original source ↗ swedenborg.com

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, doctrinal or institutional authority, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9874. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor

Speak at the right time · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

AN 5.198: well-spoken speech is timely

Open original source ↗ www.accesstoinsight.org

Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9875. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

History and geography: source limits

This edition does not supply a historical genealogy or coordinates for this teaching. Transmission, invention, population and geographic presence are not inferred from a mapping.

Explore connections in the same category

Shared systems in the corpus, not evidence of historical influence.

M426 · Buddhist Moral Discipline

Speak beneficially

Use speech that contributes to understanding, healing, moral growth, or legitimate protection.

4 / 93 systems mapped · 4.3%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M427 · Buddhist Moral Discipline

Speak with goodwill

Let truthful speech be motivated by care rather than cruelty, revenge, or humiliation.

9 / 93 systems mapped · 9.7%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M429 · Buddhist Moral Discipline

Practice moral vigilance

Regularly examine conduct, motives, habits, and consequences so harmful patterns are recognized early.

4 / 93 systems mapped · 4.3%
Workbook confidence: Developing
Unmodified source statistics
Primary Rank - Religious414
Overall Rank462
Nonreligious Rank499
Religious Frequency Tier36
Religions Sharing4
Religious Systems52
Religious %7.7
Nonreligious Groups Sharing1
Nonreligious Groups41
Nonreligious %2.4
All Systems Sharing5
All Systems94
Overall %5.3
Direct Official Anchors1
Direct Evidence %20
Cross-Sphere Balance Index31.2
Religious Adoption Gap5.3

Specialized or emerging teaching

Provenance: Universal Moral Code — Statistical Atlas, Edition XXI. Names, definitions and source anchors are preserved verbatim. This atlas describes its corpus, not all beliefs or practices worldwide.