Spirituality in Speech

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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Spirituality in Speech
Spirituality in Speech
says it is; that speech is only a recorded tape. From now on inculcate it into your experience, so that when someone reprimands you, you will be able to laugh from within; do something like this. Because in reality speech is a taped record and you have that realization now, because you say things even when you do not want to. So 'fit' this in your conviction, that it is a taped record.
Questioner: Let us assume that when a person's record is playing and at that time I say that the record is playing. But from within I feel, 'What he is saying is wrong. It is not proper, why is saying such things?
Dadashri : No, why would that happen? If you are convinced that it is a record that is playing, then it should not affect you at all
Questioner : But even if I believe that it is a record and I am absolutely convinced of it, why is there such a reaction despite this?
Dadashri : You have decided that it is a recording and you are convinced about it, but knowledge (Gnan) of this must also be present at the time. The reason this knowledge does not come is because your ego jumps in and takes over. Therefore, you need to make 'it' (ego) understand, "This is just a record playing! Why are you getting excited? Conversing with the ego in this way it will cool down inside.
with you. I have not 'tasted' its contents. You had given it without properly weighing and measuring. I do not accept anything that has not been measured. Only the goods correctly measured are of use to me. So please take your bag back with you.' When he heard this, he became pacified.
Words can soothe or aggravate a person. Therefore, they are effective. All effective things are inanimate. The Self is beyond effects. That which is temporary is effective. After receiving this Gnan, no matter how harsh or soothing a speech may be, it has no effect. Despite this, why does it have an effect? It is because prior situations still remain in memory. Otherwise, if you know that it is an effect and that the speech of the other person is a record, which is directed at 'Chandulal' (your relative self), and not You, the Self, then there will be no effect whatsoever.
Whatever he says is not in his control. Regardless of the kind of words he uses, they should not incite a reaction within you. That is religion. Words may be of any kind. There is no rule that says "We want a conflict' when such words are spoken.
To utter words which create disruption for others is the greatest transgression of all. It is only when one dismisses such spoken words that he is considered a human being.
Speech in itself is not a problem. It is merely encoded (in codeword). The codeword expresses and the words get spoken. You should not defend them when they are spoken. There is no problem when you speak, but you should not protect your speech by saying, 'I am right.' You should not insist that you are right. To protect what you say is the greatest violence (himsa). To insist that what you say is absolutely true is himsa.
To insist, 'I am right,' is considered a protection of the ego. If there is no protection, there is nothing. Canon balls of hurtful speech may explode and yet they would not hurt anyone if there were no protection of the ego. Protection of the ego
I am relating to you an incident that occurred when I was about twenty-five years old. A relative of ours had come to visit. At the time, I did not have this Gnan and did not know that speech is a record. This relative said some very hurtful things to me. I could not afford to quarrel with any relatives. I told him, "Have a seat please. I may have made a mistake.' I served him tea and snacks and calmed him down. When he was leaving, I said, Please take the bag (harsh words) back