Swami Ishwarananda's Golden Rules for the Exchange of Messages

[Guest guest]

Namaste:

 

Swami Ishwarananandaji of Los Angels Chinmaya Mission recently

visited the Washinton Area and gave an inspiring discourse to the

volunteers and teachers. In any spiritual organization, the role of

volunteers are quite vital and the purpose of Swamiji's discourse is

to motivate them. During his discourse, he gave an interesting set of

rules for  communication between the volunteers about a common

friend:

 

Rule 1: Make sure that the provided information is TRUE.

Rule 2: It is important that the information is something GOOD.

Rule 3: It is critical that the information is beneficial to all.

 

Swamiji's advice is quite effective in all circumstances and quite

valid while posting messages to this list. We should all evaluate

within ourselves whether our message meets all three rules. Rules 2

and 3 become irrelevant if the rule 1 fails. Rule 3 is irrelevant if

rules 1 and 2 both fail. The message has no relevance if it violates

all the 3 rules.

 

There is a famous Sanskrit saying regarding speaking the Truth and it

is the following:

 

Sathyam Bruyath (speak the Truth)

Priyam Bruyath (speak sweetly and courteously)

Na Bruyath Sathyamapriyam (never utter the truth unpleasantly)

 

The first rule declares the moral value, the second states the social

value and last rule expresses the spiritual value.

 

Here is a beautiful poem that I received sometime back in an email

and I don't know the author's name (if anyone knows, please share)

 

Start the day with love

Spend the day with love

Fill the day with love

End the day with love

See no evil,

Hear no evil

Touch no evil

Talk no evil

Think no evil

Do no evil

 

Warmest regards,

 

Ram Chandran

[Guest guest]

Namaste Ramji,

 

His advice is from the Gita: Chapter 17, verse 15:

 

Speech that is non-offensive (anudvegakara), truthful (satyam),

pleasant (priyam), beneficial (hitam), and is used for the regular

study of scriptures is called the austerity of word.

 

This practice is called Vak Tapas (austerity of speech).

 

Om Shanti:

Kathirasan

 

On 5/13/06, Ram Chandran <ramvchandran > wrote:

> Namaste:

>

> Swami Ishwarananandaji of Los Angels Chinmaya Mission recently

> visited the Washinton Area and gave an inspiring discourse to the

> volunteers and teachers. In any spiritual organization, the role of

> volunteers are quite vital and the purpose of Swamiji's discourse is

> to motivate them. During his discourse, he gave an interesting set of

> rules for  communication between the volunteers about a common

> friend:

>

> Rule 1: Make sure that the provided information is TRUE.

> Rule 2: It is important that the information is something GOOD.

> Rule 3: It is critical that the information is beneficial to all.

>

> Swamiji's advice is quite effective in all circumstances and quite

> valid while posting messages to this list. We should all evaluate

> within ourselves whether our message meets all three rules. Rules 2

> and 3 become irrelevant if the rule 1 fails. Rule 3 is irrelevant if

> rules 1 and 2 both fail. The message has no relevance if it violates

> all the 3 rules.

>

> There is a famous Sanskrit saying regarding speaking the Truth and it

> is the following:

>

> Sathyam Bruyath (speak the Truth)

> Priyam Bruyath (speak sweetly and courteously)

> Na Bruyath Sathyamapriyam (never utter the truth unpleasantly)

>

> The first rule declares the moral value, the second states the social

> value and last rule expresses the spiritual value.

>

> Here is a beautiful poem that I received sometime back in an email

> and I don't know the author's name (if anyone knows, please share)

>

> Start the day with love

> Spend the day with love

> Fill the day with love

> End the day with love

> See no evil,

> Hear no evil

> Touch no evil

> Talk no evil

> Think no evil

> Do no evil

>

> Warmest regards,

>

> Ram Chandran

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