Spirituality · Practice
Speak less, slowly, sweetly
Three small rules for speech, and what too much talking costs me.
In class this was taught as three short rules, which I wrote in Hindi: kam bolo, dheere bolo, meetha bolo.
- Speak less. Use few words, and make them solid and weighty.
- Speak slowly. Keep the tone low and the voice soft.
- Speak sweetly. Do not hurt anyone. Say things that support and motivate.
My notes also list what happens when we talk too much:
- I get tired.
- I waste the other person's time, and that leaves a negative impression on myself.
- I get more tangled up.
It is a practice that can be tried anywhere, even in the middle of a conversation.
— Ravi