Nyom
Danilo , this well known, and often well learned "magic formulars" which are assumed to be a "leo" (void place, hiddding place) of akusala, are a tricky pit fall.
As far as to see it is important that the right wording has to come after the right attention. And it's surely not thought that right wording would make wrong possible.
To bring a sample: There might be the case that a monk sees a branch of a tree looking as if it would soon fall down over a hut. Yet he might express his observation. A lay person might hear it and thinking himself takes action, goes on to cut the branch.
In another case a monk might have observed the same and now looks after how to suggest someone to do what he likes to be done, to cut off the branch. As we know: approve of akusala, telling others to undertake not well, is as well akusala and of course wouldn't release from remorse, wouldn't release from it's effects and will therefore always a hindrance in the practice.
Then there is also the case where there are "servants" trained, trained in a way that they follow orders which are given as codes. It's possible not necessary to explain that such isn't the idea behind and doesn't distinguished a monk from a king. Have you ever seen a King acting unskilful himself? It's even seldom that he would give direct orders.
So as far as seen, those "magic words" are actually a additional protection to the right intention, the harmless and kusala intention. Why? Because even if not thought to urge someone to believe to have a task to do something which isn't really praisworthy, wrong words, or the way someone has told something, might lead to remorse.
If taking it in a way like it is sadly usually, it has actually no bottom for foolish actions, actions which are not proper for recluses, actions which remind more on hypocritical Brahmans and lords.
So in regard of this my person would encourage simply to let go of things which involve such things. Simply no money is actually easy, if not even a slight thought on such, taking it as sample. What my person simply does not receive, even give it any attention, how could it burden me any way further?
Sometimes giver would even argue with allowances that one would possible take on it. "but if...". Sometimes there are occasion where Dhamma can be caught, sometimes one best simply ignores it.
With the best "clever" Vinaya-knowledge one is sure to come into the "devils kitchen" anyway. Still desire to build this and that and not living like a beggar, having objectives in the world, this hero will become the enemy he is fighting.
There are allowances to ease and broaden the way for proper smooth dwelling and walk on the path but they are not thought to pattern a path objected in the world. Path to escape are laid out, not path to conquer and develop homes in the world.
Not easy, but possible and actually releasing.
For those who do not turn away from "magic formula" speaker and metta-sender, currently up in clearing the field and forest for another medi-center... may they soon meet the disciples of the Buddha andd gain faith there where it has worth to give into.
At least, how ever, should one come across "Samaneras", practicing eager according the scriptual Vinaya, it's nevertheless a matter to praise and will nevertheless preserve the honor of the Juwels.
Much potential for Vipassana here exact in all those special allowances areas. The Sublime Buddha was for sure not a hypocritical cheater neither a strategical foreign affairs politician who simply wished to keep a shine. Doing unskillful for even the sake of the path isn't path leading and so called "proper means" do not justify them either. How ever, Vinaya isn't thought for people with view into the mind but a lane for wordlings to arrive there, at real virtue.
Again: those "magic fomulas", have to be based on right resolve. If a another resolve leads to the use of "magic fomulas" those are actually a "shoot into the own knee". Like all laws in a corrupt land are simply used to act corrupt, rules in a corrupt mind act likewise destructive for oneself and all around.
A story of Venerable Ajahn Chah comes to mind, where people find his actions so praisworthy, where a receives money on a garment at first place and then let's it back on the place and leaves: Wishing to do the giver a favor and then looking for no troubles while at the same time sure that others will look good after it, or what's the point here? Equanimity-show? Better to distinguish of good and bad, proper and improper and also give signs so that others could understand more rightly.
Does this satisfy Nyom or would he need some samples to get it more understood (which of course have most impact if live and not just stories).
There are many such topics to be found like this:
Killing in the name of... becoming , in larger or smaller form. Last was a large medicenter-buliding project of millions and a "engaged section": "we plant already 2000 trees a year" advertising. That all is based on those "magical formulas".
Although my person speaks always very direct, he is more than delight if he would get corrected if something doesn't fit to the path and like always, not just as a matter of simply politeness, would be happy if maybe Bhante
Ariyadhammika would add things, out of compassion, which might be unseen or not known yet.