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been given the support of pratikraman. You should do
pratikraman if you say hurtful things to others. And when the
other person says anything hurtful, there is no hurt at all within
you if you take the support of the Gnan sentence.
When you do pratikraman for saying hurtful things, it will
allay the hurt you feel for having done so. So this is how everything
is resolved.
Questioner: Speech is inert (jada), yet why is it so
effective?
Dadashri: Speech is inert, yet it is the most effective of
all. It is the reason the world perpetuates. The very nature of
speech is that it is effective.
Questioner: How is one to bring about control over
speech?
Dadashri: In taking a vow of silence from the Gnani, one
can attain control over speech. Otherwise, one can try to become
silent on his own, but that is not under his control. And the
unfolding of circumstance of silence, the udaya of silence, will
not come on its own. This is because the udaya of silence is
dependent upon scientific circumstantial evidences (vyavasthit).
Therefore, silence adopted after taking the Agna of the Gnani is
beneficial. The other way to control speech is through
pratikraman (ask for forgiveness from the pure Soul of the one
you have ‘hurt,’ coupled with remorse of the wrongdoing). Speech
is a taped record; only that which has been ‘printed’ (taped
within) will come forth, not more, not less. Therefore, these two
are the only ways to control speech.
Questioner: What is the meaning of, ‘It has been taped’?
Dadashri: When a boss speaks very fast and the secretary
writes everything down, how is he writing all that down? What
language is that?