Bhagavad Gita 17.15
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते॥
anudvega-karaṁ vākyaṁ satyaṁ priya-hitaṁ cha yat svādhyāyābhyasanaṁ chaiva vāṅ-mayaṁ tapa uchyate
Translation
Speech causing no annoyance, truthful, pleasant and beneficial, the practice of the study of the Scriptures, are called the austerity of speech.
What it means
Speech that gives no offense, that is truthful, pleasant and beneficial, and the regular study of sacred words: this is called austerity of speech. The tongue has its own yoga. True, kind and useful must all be true at once.
Try this today
The four filters for words: kind, true, pleasant, useful. A complete speech policy in one line.
Something to reflect on
Which of the four - kind, true, pleasant, useful - does my speech skip most?
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