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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
causes
trance". And it is said that speaking too much mental vacillation and changefulness.
The loss of words tantamounts to a loss of energy. This is true even from the scientific point of view. Unnecessary talk is physically harmful.
One word can bring about a total ruin of the body. The energy that you may gain by drinking a litre of pure milk will be lost by the utterance of a single, harmful word.
With the help of Sadhus we can regain spiritual health.
and retain
The lesser the speech, the loftier the thought. Silence inspires self-scrutiny and spiritual introspection.
SWEET WORDS :
Silence is a spiritual endeavour. In the Jain darshan eight qualities are attributed to speech.
or Brevity (spea
The first quality is Stokam or Alpam king briefly to the purpose).
The second quality is Madhuram or sweetness (speaking in a pleasant and agreeable manner).
If you give a cup of tea to a friend without adding sugar to it, he will not be able to enjoy it. Tea becomes sweet if sugar is added to it.
If you speak without sense and discretion, your speech may sound harsh. Therefore, make your speech sweet to the listeners.
The words of saintly men arise from their internal awareness. How impressive and inspring were the uttera
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