100
Aptavani-2
can she be pleased if speech is misused, if lies are spoken, and
if deception is employed in speech? When you speak contrary
to what you feel inside, or when you do not say exactly as how
he feels inside, how can she be pleased? Why is there no power
in one’s speech nowadays? It is because one has not abided by
the rules of speech. Having been born a human, one must have
power of speech and power of mind. Power of the body
(physical energy) is considered to be animalistic (pashavata),
but the power of speech and mind both make the relative self
strong. Nowadays the power of speech has disappeared and
the mind has become fractured. What kind of power is there in
speech today? If a father asks his son to get up, the son will lie
down and be awkward. His own son does not obey him. How
did the power of speech disappear? It disappeared because it
has been misused and abused. If speech is not expended
inappropriately (apvyaya), when it is not used for any selfish
worldly motives (vibhavik), then it will gain energy (vachanbad).
Deceiving or lying to people is wrong use of speech.
There is a big difference between abuse (apvyaya) and misuse
of speech (durvyaya). Apvyaya means unfit in every aspects; a
person abuses his speech in every thing. When lawyers lie in
their testimony for a few rupees, “Yes, I know him very well”,
it is called apvyaya (abuse).
Misuse (durvyaya) of speech is when one uses it to scare
people, animals, tell lies and employ deceit. This is why the
power of speech deteriorates. Power of speech can be attained
if you speak only the truth and also if you do not insist on the
truth. If one lies for selfish purpose the speech and mind will
deteriorate. One may well speak the truth but there must be firm
intentions for the benefit of others behind it. The power of the
speech should be like that of this ‘Dada’. If you to tell someone
to get up, he will do so right away. The power of Dada’s speech
is extraordinary. What are ‘our’ words like? They are not words
of the scriptures; words in the scriptures are inanimate, whereas