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## The Dasha Shruta Skandha Sutra, First Dasha, Sutra 11
**Verse 20**
He will become fit for self-purification. Self-absorption is also done to remove faults, therefore everyone should try to remove their faults.
The next Sutra describes how calling an uncertain meaning certain is also a state of non-absorption.
**Sutra 11**
**AbhikKhanam 2 OharaItta Bhavai || 11 ||**
**AbhikKhanam AbhikKhanam Avadharayita Bhavati || 11 ||**
**Word-by-word meaning:**
* AbhikKhanam 2 - repeatedly,
* OharaItta - one who speaks in a definitive language,
* Bhavai - is.
**Meaning:**
One who speaks in a definitive language about matters of doubt.
**Commentary:**
The meaning of the Sutra is that one should not use definitive language for matters that are still doubtful. Because if the speaker themselves do not know the truth of a matter and they present it as certain to the public, then when doubt arises, they will inevitably face self-contradiction and violation of restraint.
This proves that speaking definitively about doubtful matters is a cause of non-absorption. Therefore, it is appropriate and faultless to repeatedly refrain from calling an uncertain meaning certain and to avoid using language that covers up the qualities of others. Just as calling a non-slave (Adas) a slave and calling a non-thief (Achor) a thief creates unrest in the soul, similarly, false speech also disturbs the soul and leads to the state of non-absorption. Therefore, one should not speak definitively about anything that is doubtful, whether it be substance, space, time, or emotion, because doing so is an obstacle to self-absorption. Those who desire absorption should be absorbed in self-absorption by abandoning these obstacles.
Here the question may arise: what is self-absorption, about which so many obstacles are being described? The answer is that when...