Reduce too much speech.

Reduce too much speech. Tell yourself, “Oh, tongue! you know good taste and you are a sacred organ of the human body. Always utter God’s Name like Govinda, Damodara and Madhava.” Eye commits only one sin, that is bad vision. Ear commits only one sin, listening to bad things. However, the tongue can commit four sins. It speaks untruth, blames others, carries tales about others and talks too much. In order to guard ourselves from the tongue committing these sins, resolve from today to talk less. Talking too much hurts one’s mind and destroys one’s memory. When you talk a lot, your energy will diminish and will weaken your nerves. When your nerves are weakened, you will be tired and your tongue will not be under control. It will also bring you disrepute. Your friends will call you a bore when you approach them. Hence our ancestors gave so much importance to silence and observed silence over long periods of time.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba