Sai Baba Gita Reading for Today - The Power of Words

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Sai Baba Gita Reading for TodayDecember 3, 2003- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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The Power of Words

In the scriptures you will also find statements that point out how words are

extremely powerful and can destroy the world itself. There it is said that if

you were to cut a tree, it could still sprout; or if a piece of iron were

broken in two, a blacksmith could make the two pieces come together again by

heating and pounding them until they were one. But if you were to break a heart

by venomous words, it would not be possible to ever make it whole again. Words

can cause endless troubles and they can also give boundless joy. Therefore, you

should be most careful that the words you use do not hurt or give pain to

others.

If you were to physically slip and fall there might be some small injury that

could cause you some inconvenience for a while. But there would not be any

grave consequences resulting from this in the long term. There might only have

been a small wound, which you can get easily dressed, and which would soon

heal. But if your tongue were to slip and you were to hurt the mind or the

heart of another person with harsh words, it would create a wound in that

person which could not be cured by any doctor in the world. Therefore, you

should never use words which are likely to hurt another's feelings. One day the

words which you have used will come back to you. So, always use sweet and good

words.

It has been said that the tongue relishes sweet things. You can talk to it and

say, "O tongue, you like sweet things so much, why don't you linger on the

sweet name of the Lord? O tongue, you know what true sacrifice means; you are

the very embodiment of sacrifice. Use yourself only for singing the name of the

Lord. Sing of God and become sacred and holy thereby."

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

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