Sai Baba Gita - Better be Quiet than Tell an Untruth

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Better be Quiet than Tell an Untruth

If you are following the path of truth there may be quite a few problems that

you will encounter. A particular sage performing penance had taken an oath to

take the path of truth and nonviolence, come what may. A cruel hunter who heard

of this tried to induce the sage to break his vow. The hunter pursued a deer and

drove it in such a way that it had to pass in front of the sage, immersed in his

austerities. The sage saw the deer hiding in the bush. The hunter came running

and asked the sage, "Have you seen a deer passing this way?" The sage was in

great conflict. If he told the truth he would cause harm to the deer, but if he

did not tell the truth he would be breaking his vow. On the one hand, he would

commit the sin of causing harm to another being, and on the other hand, he

would commit the sin of lying.

The sage found a very good way of dealing with this dilemma. He answered the

hunter's query in a somewhat enigmatic way. He said, "The eyes which see cannot

speak and the mouth which speaks cannot see. I cannot make that which has seen

speak, and that which can speak see. That is the truth." Even in such difficult

situations one should not tell an untruth, but one may not be able to tell the

truth either. When you are engaged in the vocal type of austerity, difficult

situations of this kind may arise. You should make every effort to see to it

that you escape without uttering any falsehood. Whatever be the circumstances,

do not tell a lie. If you cannot tell the truth then it is best for you to keep

quiet and observe silence, rather than uttering an untruth.

Consider the third austerity, the mental austerity. In this type of austerity

you will have to develop good qualities and virtues. Whatever thoughts may be

flashing through your mind, your face will show the reflection of them. That is

why it is said that the face is the index of the mind. All thoughts will be

reflected on your face. If you are grief-stricken mentally, your face will

reflect that state. If there are sacred thoughts in your mind your face will be

very cheerful. The effect of the mind and its thoughts can easily be seen in

this way.

Only when you have sacred thoughts, sacred feelings and sacred ideas in your

mind, will you be able to live a happy and cheerful life. If there are bad

thoughts torturing you, then whenever somebody comes and talks to you, even if

you try to smile, your smile will be artificial and it will betray the

disturbed inner state in your heart. You should not allow yourself to be driven

to such a state. Always keep yourself happy. When will you be happy and joyous?

Only when your thoughts are good and sacred. In order to have such good and

sacred thoughts in your mind you should exercise control over your thoughts.

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