Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-16
The Divine and Demoniacal Natures
2. Non-injury, truthfulness, absence of wrath, relinquishment, tranquility, non-calumny, compassion for creatures, lack of greed, gentleness, humility, absence of fickleness, Now to conduct oneself with body, speech and mind, with the sole object of making the world happy, is the essence of non-violence. The bud of a flower, although pointed, is soft and the moonlight, although lustrous, is cool (111-115). There is no medicine, which will cure the disease but has no bitter taste and so bears no comparison with truth. Just as water, brushed against the eyeball, does not prick it, but the same water pierces through hard rocks, so (speech) though hard as steel in dispelling doubt but more pleasant to the ears than sweetness; penetrates through to Brahman on the strength of its truthfulness (116-120). The hunter’s song is sweet to the ears, but the motive behind it is bad; the fire performs its work of burning openly; but fie upon such outrageous truth! So that speech which is sweet to hear but pierces the heart with its import, is not sublime but is verily fiendish. The mother’s anger is harsh on the surface, but is tender like a flower, in cherishing and protecting the child. So the speech which is like a mother’s talk, pleasant to hear and is beneficial in its consequence and is at the same time free from passion, that is truthful speech. |
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