Bhagawan always emphasises sense control, but there is one faculty which often receives special mention. Bhagawan reminds us of that and explains why this practice is so important.
Audio Special: "Shravanam Mananam Nidhidyasanam - Episode 25 - clips from Discourse Delivered on 25 May 1990"
The tongue is the armour of the heart, it even guards your life. Loud talks, long talk, wild talk, talk full of anger and hate – all these affect your health. They breed anger and hatred in others; they wound, they excite, they enrage, and they estrange. Why is silence said to be golden? The silent person has no enemies, though he or she may not have friends. They have the leisure and the chance to dive within them and examine their own faults and failings. They no more have inclination to seek them in others. If your foot slips, you suffer a fracture; if your tongue slips, you fracture someone’s faith or joy. That fracture can never be set right; that wound will fester forever. Therefore use the tongue with great care. The softer you talk, the less you talk, the more sweetly you talk, the better for you and the world.
- Divine Discourse, Mar 29, 1965.
You may not always oblige, but you can always speak obligingly. - Baba
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