Gossip

 Gossip and talking about people behind their backs can so often give the ego a good buzz.  But this can be seen as stumbling off the spiritual path.  A good image of this was given to me.  It is called “Stumbling over your own tongue.”  Whenever I find myself drifting into “innocent” gossip, I recall this phrase of stumbling over my tongue.  To stumble is to fall off the path, to cease to move forward in a healthy fashion.  Maybe this image of tongue stumbling will help you too, should you find yourself ensnared in gossip.