Vedanta - Think and Speak

CHANDER GUPTA





Utter offensive words to someone and you are likely to get this reaction, if not a slap on your face, “Mind your language!“ The text and tone of the words we speak in any given situation have their origins in the mind and are coloured by the kind of mental state we are in at that point of time.The state of our mind shapes the tone and tenor of words that tumble out of our mouth.The inference drawn when you are spewing malicious language will be that your mind is filled with malice. The anger in your mind will shoot sharp barbs from your mouth.
The two most common languages we use to communicate are `Body Language', reflected via our body , and `Mind Lan guage', which is expressed in words.
Body langua ge also mur murs micro cues for exp ressing mild emotions, which most of us are unschooled to interpret. The other language, what we speak via words, has spawned a plethora of languages throughout the world, most of which can be expressed both through spoken and written words.
Literature, linguistics, oratory, and so on, are the offshoots of `mind' languages. We speak our mind through a (mind) language. The (mind) language you speak is your personalised spokesperson. Shouldn't we, therefore, check out our mind before we speak? Look before you leap! Wouldn't it be prudent to keep your mouth shut until you have sorted out the negative feelings seething in your mind?
The best way to make sure you speak well and positively is to first check your mindmeter before you let those words tumble out.