Very spiritual people seldom talk negatively about others. They will speak unfavorably about someone’s actions, like saying what that person did was unfit, immoral or a sin. But they rarely make scathing remarks about someone personally, as this attacks that person’s soul. And they know of karma, that “what goes around comes around”. Saying something harsh about a person creates bad karma, and they wouldn’t want themselves to be the blame for adding contamination to their soul.

So speak ill of what another has done if you feel you need to. But speak of their actions, not the person. This can help to prevent your soul from becoming more polluted, and you can be lifted to a higher spiritual plane.