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the feelings of others and can cause distress to them. A word uttered unwisely can cause the killing of thousands of people, but the same word uttered wisely and sensibly can save the lives of thousands of people. It is said,
"Speak well and wisely if you can because speech is precious. Think well and weigh your thoughts before giving them expression in the form of speech.”
If you want to speak, speak after thinking well. Speak wisely. Dharma lies in wisdom.
Ganadhar Gautama Swamy asked Lord Mahāvira, "Oh Lord! How hould I move? How should I stand? How should I sit? How should I sleep? How should I eat? and How should I speak? How can I act so that these actions of mine do not bind me in sin and Karma?” Lord Mahavira replied, “Walk carefully, stand carefully. Be careful in your actions of sitting, sleeping and eating and if you do so, sins and karmas will not bind you."
If a car has no brakes, even if it is a very beautiful car nobody likes to travel by it. If your speech is not controlled by the brakes of your wisdom, nobody likes to hear it though it may be beautiful and fascinating.
The Pandavas got a magnificent palace built. They invited the Kauravas to see it. The Kauravas came. The Pandavas took them through the palace showing them its various chambers. The floor in a chamber appeared to be water in a pond. Thinking that it was water, the Kauravas stepped on it keeping off the edges of their garments lest they should be drenched in the water. The Pandavas felt like laughing, but being wise, they suppressed their laughter. They went further into another chamber. There was water in it. But, it appeared to be solid floor, the Kauravas walked into the chamber carelessly. The water splashed and their garments were drenched. They reached a door which was like a wall. Duryodhana stopped there. When he was told that it was a door, he walked forward. A little later they came to a wall which was like a door, Duryodhana walked forth and was slightly injured. The Pandavas controlled their
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