anudvegakaraṁ vākyaṁ satyaṁ priyahitaṁ ca yat svādhyāyābhyasanaṁ🔗

Powerful Cognition

Creating a healing effect through our words is basic for a spiritual practitioner who is established in integrity.

manaḥ prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ maunamātmavinigrahaḥ bhāva-saṁśuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam ucyate

Serenity of mind, gentleness, equanimity, self-control, and purity of thought are called austerity of thought

Powerful Cognition

Truth is a reflection of compassion. Truth is an expression of compassion. Truth and compassion always go together. For that reason, truth can never hurt.

introduction

Here, Kṛṣṇa uses the word Saumyatvaṁ beautifully. We have no exact English translation for this word Saumyatva; manaḥ prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ (17.16). Saumyatvaṁ refers to satisfaction and a feeling that is so comfortable. It refers to one whose presence makes you feel totally relaxed, complete and induces thoughts that calm and center the mind. Please understand saumyatva and pleasing words are basic qualities to be practiced by a spiritual person.

Bhāgavatam says that people who explain or enrich others by sharing the Truth, such as Śrī Kṛṣṇa, are Incarnations. Incarnations still landing on planet Earth to make all of you enlightened is nothing but the Universe practicing responsibility. Even after so much torture and abuse by human beings, enlightened beings and Incarnations are continuing to enrich planet Earth; this is nothing but the cosmos deciding to do whatever it takes to enrich all of you.

In Swamiji's Own Words: Listen, only my integrity and authenticity makes me an Enlightened being. Only my commitment to taking responsibility and enriching all of you, makes me an Incarnation!