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polluting my tongue. Why should I commit such a mistake ?” We should save our tongue from the evil effect of abusive words. It may be we cannot praise anybody but we should not scold or denigrate others. This is enough. Rahim Saheb said”: fax'forat aratt
कहिगै सरग-पतार।
T-GOTTI आपु तो कहि भीतर रही,
जती खात कपार ॥ Rahiman jihwaa bawari
kahigai sarag-pathar Apu tho kahi bhitar rahi
joothi kath kapar (Rahiman! Oh, tongue you speak unwarily and go into the mouth but the head tastes the fruit of it. It is beaten)
(If we do not discipline our speech it will bring us harm.) Lord Mahavir used to address everyone as Devanupriya or Mahanubhav. Disciplined and polite speech is an aspect of humanity. The Jain Shastras give a very high place to humanity. The highest place is given to salvation (Siddhashila). Only man has the power of reaching that level. No other being has that power. Undoubtedly, even gods living in heaven have to assume or attain human form to achieve salvation. Man can become omniscient. Only man can be Charamashariri. (One who can exist after the end of human life with his
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