Om Swami
How do I stop gossiping and talking ill of others?
Treat gossip as a tendency and resolve to drop it
Gossiping or talking ill of someone is a tendency, and you can decide not to do it for a set period, such as 10 days, 20 days, a month or six months. Nothing happens without resolve.
Gossiping or speaking ill of someone is a tendency, just like being angry for no reason. So one should identify a tendency and decide not to do it.