1. Harshness: We do not like abusive and bitter words. Harsh words pierce our heart like arrows. Therefore, we should avoid attacking others through harsh words. Words are more painful and lethal than even weapons. Man can be hurt by words to the point of committing suicide or homicide harsh words become the cause of conflict, hatred and altercation in a house, society or organization. Hence it is very necessary to avoid harsh or bitter words in our speech.
Let us bring softness in our speech the tongue exists right from birth but teeth grow later. Eruption of teeth causes much pain due to their hardness. They are painful even when they fall one by one during old age, but the tongue remains soft till death. Therefore softness is more enduring and pleasant while hardness is painful. Just as the tongue is soft, we should use soft, we should use soft words and avoid harshness in speech.
2. Slander: To speak about others’ vices is slander. Satguru Kabir has said:
‘In my search for wickedness outside, I could not find any.
As I peeped into my heart,
There was none so wicked as me. Says Kabir, I am the most wicked of all,
All are better than me.
One who thinks so,
Know him my friend to be.’
Man cannot behold a mote in his own eye, nor a mole on his back but he beholds the various things of this vast world with the same eyes. Similarly, it is easy to find faults with others but very difficult to see one’s own defects. One’s defects can be perceived only through the eyes of discrimination. We can reform ourselves only by quitting the habit of slandering others. If all the people set out to eradicate their own vices, then the reformation and well-being of the whole society, nation and world is certain. Therefore, imbibe and talk about others’ virtues, not their vices.
3. Falsehood: To present anything not as it is but in a distorted form is falsehood or a lie. One may hide his vices for a short while by resorting to falsehood, but the truth does surface one day or the other. No matter how much a wound is covered by a golden cloth, its horrible face will surely get unveiled. When you don’t want others to practice deceit, fraud or dishonesty resorting to falsehood with you, then you too shouldn’t deceive others telling a lie. A liar is not worthy of trust or respect. He gets deceived and becomes miserable and at times loses his life as well.
4. Vulgarity: Vulgar words leave a bad influence on our whole life as well as on others. No civilized, virtuous or noble man would like to sit near or talk to a person who uses vulgar language, sings vulgar songs or behaves indecently. Children tend to imitate their elders, parents, teachers or guardians and responsible persons. If you want your followers to become disciplined and civilized citizens, never speak vulgar words or listen to vulgar talks.
5. Garrulousness: It is man’s duty that he should not utter such words that are pointless and without meaning. Futile talks only lead to the misuse of one’s and others’ time and energy. One who is restrained in speech, who always speaks the truth, who utters pleasant words with others’ good in mind, never talks garrulously.
6. Vanity: One who speaks egotistically has to face troubles at every step. Those who are proud of their body, colour, beauty, strength and learning, have to face the consequences of what they say in due course of time, but unable to overcome their habit they fail to realize that their egotism will lead them to ruin. Napoleon, who was proud of his strength, had once said, “If the sky were to fall on us we will hold it on the tips of our spears.”
Later when he was exiled, he had said, ‘Nothing can be organized through brute force. There are only two powers in the world – the power of the spirit and that of the sword. In the end, the spirit always triumphs over the sword.”
Therefore, one should get rid of the demerits of speech cultivate the merits thereof. In this lies the beauty of speech.
Whose who experience faint heartedness and down-troddenness are sinners. Say unto death, ‘O death! You can kill my body but you cannot touch me. Who are you to frighten me? O worldly pleasures and temptations! Who are you to entrap me? I have known your illusory nature. O worldly glitters and temptations, customs and manners, pains and pleasures, you cannot anymore make me dance to your tunes. I have realized the intrinsic hollowness of your existence. I will remain calm in thousands of failures and successes with the power of Know
Let us bring softness in our speech the tongue exists right from birth but teeth grow later. Eruption of teeth causes much pain due to their hardness. They are painful even when they fall one by one during old age, but the tongue remains soft till death. Therefore softness is more enduring and pleasant while hardness is painful. Just as the tongue is soft, we should use soft, we should use soft words and avoid harshness in speech.
2. Slander: To speak about others’ vices is slander. Satguru Kabir has said:
‘In my search for wickedness outside, I could not find any.
As I peeped into my heart,
There was none so wicked as me. Says Kabir, I am the most wicked of all,
All are better than me.
One who thinks so,
Know him my friend to be.’
Man cannot behold a mote in his own eye, nor a mole on his back but he beholds the various things of this vast world with the same eyes. Similarly, it is easy to find faults with others but very difficult to see one’s own defects. One’s defects can be perceived only through the eyes of discrimination. We can reform ourselves only by quitting the habit of slandering others. If all the people set out to eradicate their own vices, then the reformation and well-being of the whole society, nation and world is certain. Therefore, imbibe and talk about others’ virtues, not their vices.
3. Falsehood: To present anything not as it is but in a distorted form is falsehood or a lie. One may hide his vices for a short while by resorting to falsehood, but the truth does surface one day or the other. No matter how much a wound is covered by a golden cloth, its horrible face will surely get unveiled. When you don’t want others to practice deceit, fraud or dishonesty resorting to falsehood with you, then you too shouldn’t deceive others telling a lie. A liar is not worthy of trust or respect. He gets deceived and becomes miserable and at times loses his life as well.
4. Vulgarity: Vulgar words leave a bad influence on our whole life as well as on others. No civilized, virtuous or noble man would like to sit near or talk to a person who uses vulgar language, sings vulgar songs or behaves indecently. Children tend to imitate their elders, parents, teachers or guardians and responsible persons. If you want your followers to become disciplined and civilized citizens, never speak vulgar words or listen to vulgar talks.
5. Garrulousness: It is man’s duty that he should not utter such words that are pointless and without meaning. Futile talks only lead to the misuse of one’s and others’ time and energy. One who is restrained in speech, who always speaks the truth, who utters pleasant words with others’ good in mind, never talks garrulously.
6. Vanity: One who speaks egotistically has to face troubles at every step. Those who are proud of their body, colour, beauty, strength and learning, have to face the consequences of what they say in due course of time, but unable to overcome their habit they fail to realize that their egotism will lead them to ruin. Napoleon, who was proud of his strength, had once said, “If the sky were to fall on us we will hold it on the tips of our spears.”
Later when he was exiled, he had said, ‘Nothing can be organized through brute force. There are only two powers in the world – the power of the spirit and that of the sword. In the end, the spirit always triumphs over the sword.”
Therefore, one should get rid of the demerits of speech cultivate the merits thereof. In this lies the beauty of speech.
Whose who experience faint heartedness and down-troddenness are sinners. Say unto death, ‘O death! You can kill my body but you cannot touch me. Who are you to frighten me? O worldly pleasures and temptations! Who are you to entrap me? I have known your illusory nature. O worldly glitters and temptations, customs and manners, pains and pleasures, you cannot anymore make me dance to your tunes. I have realized the intrinsic hollowness of your existence. I will remain calm in thousands of failures and successes with the power of Know
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