Premanand Maharaj Ji
If a friend wants to share complaints about someone, is it right to listen?
Do not listen to talk about others
Sharing your own trouble with a friend is different, but speaking about another person's faults is criticism and gossip, and it should not be heard. Seeing, speaking and thinking of others' faults quickly makes the mind impure.
Seeing others' faults, speaking of others' faults and thinking of others' faults quickly make the inner mind impure.