Spirituality in Speech

SR No.: 007559
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation
Publication Year: 2006
Total Pages: 45
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Akram Vigyan
File Size: 252 KB

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repeatedly incurred this liability.
Questioner : What are the liabilities of making fun of others?
better to praise people instead. If you call a man a donkey, realize that you are insulting the Lord within him. After all, the Lord resides within him.
I used to have a habit of making fun of people. Although it was lighthearted and innocuous, would it still not affect them mentally? People with higher intellect misuse it by making fun of those with lesser intellect. I stopped doing this the moment I came to realize how serious it was. Making fun of people is very wrong and carries grave consequences. You should never make fun of anyone.
Despite this, there is nothing wrong in making the kind of fun that does not offend anyone and delights everyone. This would be regarded as harmless and innocent fun. I still joke around in this manner because the habit is still there, however it is always innocuous.
When I make fun of someone, it is harmless and innocuous and it is done to remove his weaknesses and make him stronger. Although there is some fun and enjoyment involved, he also makes progress at the same time. This kind of joking does not hurt anyone and even the other person realizes that I am simply laughing with him and not at him.
Even then when I joke about someone, I have to do pratikraman. I cannot afford to be lax about that.
In the past, I have made all kinds of fun about all sorts and classes of people, people of good reputations such as doctors and lawyers. It was a wrong ego. This is how I misused my intellect. To make fun of people is a mark of the intellect.
Questioner: I still feel like making fun of people.
Dadashri : There is danger in it. People have the power to make fun of others with their intellect but there is great liability incurred in doing so. Before I had Gnan, I had
Dadashri : The liability you incur from making fun of someone is infinitely greater than if you were to slap him. By making fun of him, you have taken advantage of the one who is not able to defend himself because of his lesser intellect. On the other hand if you were to slap him, he is aware of it, and he will retaliate. In this case, he cannot do so; therefore, the Lord within him will challenge you on his behalf. In taking advantage of his lesser intellect, you have made the Lord within him your adversary and so the consequences will be dire!
12. Create 'causes' through pleasant speech!
Questioner: Will our speech become very pleasant in this life, if we do pratikraman?
Dadashri : After that, it will be beyond your imagination. The speech that emanates from me is the epitome of grace and only pratikraman is the reason behind it. You must have purity in your worldly dealings; only then will your speech become pure, pleasant and acceptable to everyone.
Questioner : What kind of awareness should we keep while speaking?
Dadashri : The awareness should be of knowing, who, to what extent, and how the spoken words affect the foundation of the existence of the listener.
Questioner : What should we focus on internally, what care should we exercise, when we converse with others?
Dadashri : First, you must ask for permission to speak, from the Lord within the person you are going to address and ask the Lord to give you the absolute strength to speak in a