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## 308
## Mulachar
**They abandon speech that is devoid of humility and contrary to Dharma. The virtuous do not speak, whether asked or unasked.** || 853 ||
**Meaning:** Virtuous ones, like the monks, abandon harsh speech that lacks humility and is against Dharma. They also never speak words that are contrary to Dharma. || 853 ||
**They see with their eyes and hear with their ears many things, but they remain silent, like the mute, and do not engage in worldly talk.** || 854 ||
**Meaning:** These virtuous ones see with their eyes all that is proper and improper, and hear all kinds of words with their ears. But they remain silent like the mute and do not engage in worldly talk. || 854 ||
**Stories about women, wealth, food, places surrounded by rivers and mountains, stories about mountains, stories about kings, stories about thieves, stories about villages, cities, and mines.** || 855 ||
**Meaning:** Stories about women, stories about wealth, stories about food, stories about places surrounded by rivers and mountains, stories about mountains themselves, stories about kings, stories about thieves, stories about villages, cities, and stories about mines. || 855 ||
**Stories about actors, wrestlers, stories about magic, stories about fistfights, stories about those who are entangled in the world, the wise do not get attached to these stories.** || 856 ||
**Meaning:** Stories about actors, wrestlers, stories about magic, stories about fistfights, stories about those who are entangled in the world, the wise do not get attached to these stories. || 856 ||