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God sits at the tip of the tongue, and resides in the heart of
every man and woman.
Everyday speech is so powerful that you can determine a person’s
level of spiritual evolution by evaluating his/her speech.
Esoterically speaking, the eyes of man represent the mind, the
tongue corresponds to the heart and the hands and legs of man
represent the human will. When the eyes, the tongue, the hands and
legs of man are free, it shows that he/she has a mind, good heart
and willpower to work with, as well as his/her healing words to
uplift and serve others in order to fulfill God’s Will.
 Words
are active and alive. They contain tremendous power. An
individual’s speech will also tell you whether he/she follows the
way of darkness or the way of light. Control of our speech is one
of the prerequisites of living a spiritual life. We must become
wise enough to recognize that God sits at the tip of the tongue,
and resides in the heart of every man and woman. We must
understand that harmful, hurtful words break the shrine of God
located in the heart. As light workers, our positive speech must
become deliberate; instigated and controlled by the God within so
that an inner alchemy develops whereby destructive passion is
transmuted into compassion, lust into love, and antipathy into
sympathy. That is the
power of speech. Nothing is more potent and stimulating than
healing
words. When we positively direct our words and actions, we
rebalance our karmic account by canceling out our previous debts.
Moreover, when we use our words to relieve the mental burdens of
another, we direct that individual on a path of self-examination
and light. This is a spiritual law that underscores the fact that
God exists in each and every human being. Conversely, nothing is
more damaging than gossip, criticism and negative speech. Indeed,
if you disregard the spiritual law of positive speech by gossiping
and slandering others, you will never experience your rightful
happiness and joy.
The Word is God and God is the Word. If you are blessed at birth -
or suddenly or slowly thereafter, then nature expects that you
will at least recompense life by using the blessings you have
received to serve and uplift others with your words. If you fail
to carry out this mission, nature will deny you the joy you could
have received from that light. In other words, if you do not use
your words to uplift and heal, you cut the link with Heaven. In so
doing, you are no longer in harmony with the universe, and
blessings of health, wealth and happiness will elude you. When you
speak under the spell of negativity, you create an outlet for
additional dark entities with your spiritual immaturity. When we
gossip, criticize, or slander others, we absorb their bad karma or
black light. Moreover, the bit of spiritual attainment we may have
gained is dissipated when we bring other people down.
Unknown to most people, the following are interesting indications
on the hand of a man or woman, regarding the impact of gossip and
slander:
• Having an island under the ring finger or on the line of life is
an unfortunate sign, particularly for those who engage in slander.
• Having a star at the base of the middle finger is highly
unfavorable. Slander will be devastating to those who have this
sign whether they are successful or not. Indeed, such people will
become the play thing of fate and be a party to tragedy. They will
pay for their karmic sins in a terrible way.
• The same holds true for those who have a cross under the ring
and/or middle fingers. It foretells misfortune and adversity
activated in the life of a person that brings other people down.
• Also, if a cross appears on your mount of Venus, stay away from
slander, gossip, and negativity, because they will be a fatal
influence on your love life.
Always keep in mind that positive speech is a weapon against
disease and bad luck. It is a way to conquer death. Do not injure
another person’s reputation. Do not speak ill of the absent, and
above all do not speak ill of the departed. The foundation of yoga
is self control. And self control is the link with the happiness
of self. Good company and good words are the signs of virtue. Good
and healing words bring light to the heart.
Words that seek to bring other people down keep us away from our
own light. By indulging in harmful or negative speech, we fritter
away our soul forces. We should regard human intelligence so
highly that nothing unworthy should be presented to it. We should
approach our listeners as holy people are approached, by offering
them an intellectual gift through our words. We should strive to
add to the light and virtue of those with whom we speak. We should
make our conversation center around spiritual truths, and should
distribute our words with moderation and respect. Above all we
should remember that speech, or the Word, is the Light of
Infinity, which should constantly increase. Choose then, to speak
carefully, consciously and intelligently, for this is the speech
that is significant to Infinity. Just look around yourself. You
will see many people destroying their love relationships, careers
and even their life's works by carelessly using the wrong words.
Everything comes from the Word because the Word is God. That is
why in the holy scriptures it is written, "In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God." Always
remember that your tongue is sacred, and you are what you speak.
Create words that are uplifting and healing like luminous beings
so that you are able to help others while simultaneously
propelling yourself toward your accomplishments.
Human beings were created to serve as conductors of Divine
Kindness. Be good to all, and do good unto all. Do good to all and
the Divine in you will be awakened, and God will begin to speak to
you. Your soul will open and you will rejoice. Your ears will be
opened to His Word, and your mind will be able to accept it. Good
is manifested in three ways: one can be good to oneself; to one's
neighbor; and to God. Many have learned the art of being good to
themselves. Now is the time when we must learn the art of being
good to our neighbors and to God. This is of the utmost
importance, yet seemingly the most difficult for human beings to
do.
The earth is a karmic land. Your challenges are not accidental.
Rather, they are the result of karma. Those who no longer have
karma do not need to be on the earth. We must consider how we can
work positively with karma during this incarnation so as to
improve our lives, improve further incarnations, and by extension,
improve the world through our enlightenment. Through deliberate
acts and words that are intentionally constructive, unencumbered
by selfish or personal motives, we can set forces in motion that
will powerfully act in the name of good for all mankind. Do not be
fooled that the good words and actions of one person are
insignificant; they can and do contribute to changing the world.
We must be able to see God in all and use our words to create and
support light. Remember that
the Word is God and God is the Word. It is sacrilegious to use the tongue, which belongs
to the Spirit of Light, to destroy others. When people follow this
desire, they become part of the black lodge. Such people attract
the dark entities of the astral world, which then invade and
weaken their bodies, minds, hearts and intellects in order to gain
nourishment. It is weakness of mind, body and/or spirit that
causes the spiritually un-evolved among us to gossip, criticize,
and speak ill of those who are absent. Such weakness creates
hideous spirits that become monsters who work against the speaker,
eventually ruining his life by sucking up the fluid that should be
used to nourish the higher self. The only way to rid ourselves of
these beings is to dedicate the words that come from our mouths to
Heaven by using them to uplift others through healing speech.
Furthermore, negative speech, such as gossip and criticism, is a
form of black magic that is highly detrimental, as it leaves us
open to the malevolent entities of the lower astral plane. Indeed,
negative speech is a form of psychic attack, and its impact is
threefold. First, it impacts those who are spoken about. Secondly,
it impacts those who listen. Those who listen to gossip and
criticism are passive participants. Lastly, it impacts those who
listen and actively participate. This last impact is particularly
devastating. Those who join in as another gossips and criticizes
begin to move the energy of their soul out of line with the
clockwise tides of evolution and in line with the counter
clockwise tides of involution.
Those who are practicing black magic by injecting the venom of
negative speech into the minds and hearts of others demonstrate a
distinct lack of Divine Light. They are members of the black lodge
who are unable to release themselves from their evil impulses. The
spiritual man or woman who is able to see himself/herself in
everyone he/she encounters, sees his/her soul reflected in the
souls of those around him/her, whether they are of a higher or
lower nature. This ability to see yourself in all, regardless of
their nature, and regardless of whether or not you like them, is
the highest ideal of spiritual attainment and it helps us to
refrain from negative speech. How can we speak badly of those who
are reflections of ourselves? Keep in mind that the pattern of
your lifestyle is created by what is communicated to you, and what
you communicate to others, for your words are a reflection and a
result of what sits in the subconscious mind. At the end of the
day, we are what our subconscious process reveals us to be.
When our thoughts are negative, and when we participate in
negative speech, the beneficial forces of the universe are
dispersed and we are left open to mental, emotional and physical
disease. The weak minded and impressionable among us may suffer
from the negative repercussions of gossip and criticism for
months, and even years, after the initial comment passes their
ears. Keep in mind that there are profound reasons underlying
every situation and every personality. It is essential that you
refrain from condemning others with gossip or criticism. When we
refuse to participate in speaking ill of others, we destroy the
harmful psychic germs that attack minds, hearts, bodies and
spirits. When our thoughts, emotions and words are positive, we
attract beneficial forces. Indeed, there is a well-known spiritual
law which states that everything moves in a circle. What we send
out returns to us at some point unless it is absorbed elsewhere.
Effective psychic defense, as it relates to negative speech, is
found in our refusal to absorb what has been directed our way. In
short, when we do not react to the negative commentary said about
us, or the negative commentary we hear about someone else, we turn
its energy back on the sender.
If you find yourself under psychic attack, its impact will be
heightened if you are not healthy, or if you do not belong to a
powerful Egregore. In addition, an empty stomach and/or
constipation will enhance the negative impact. To help yourself,
purify your blood and get a lot of exposure to the sun. Stay in
the city, or a densely populated area, so that the energy of the
attack is dissipated; being in nature concentrates the energy.
Above all, learn to love your soul by refusing to listen to
negative talk. This one act will go a long way toward keeping you
healthy in mind, heart and body. The more you refrain from
listening to, and participating in, slander, gossip and criticism,
the more you strengthen your internal forces, and the more rapidly
you develop.
As Naam Yogis and Universal Kabbalists, we do not practice gossip,
negative criticism, hatred or bringing other people down. Love and
understanding is our way of life. As a matter of fact, one of the
precepts of the Naam Yoga Teacher Training Code essentially
states: “Judge not that ye may be judged". There is no place for
judgment and/or condemnation in the life of a true yogi or
Kabbalist. A deathly dose of hypocrisy and conceit is required to
judge another’s actions, thoughts or words. We would each do
better to take a long, hard look at ourselves. Is it not true that
there is plenty, within our own behavior, deserving of reproach?
One of the great laws of spirituality is that one must be the most
severe judge of oneself and the most understanding friend to
others. Often, when we judge too easily, we are unaware of the
person’s true story and hidden sorrows. No one is perfect. We all
possess imperfections. Before focusing in on someone’s faults, why
not try to discover their positive qualities. Think of how much
more fruitful this approach can be.
Spiritually evolved people focus on themselves, and consciously
try to correct their own faults. In so doing, their actions teach
others and everyone gains. Such individuals acquire the moral
serenity that opens the heart to intuition and understanding
others. When we become aware of the areas in our lives that
require change and/or growth; when we strive to address our
faults, we are better able to be compassionate. First, you must
know what you need, and become the master of your tongue. Allow
your healing words to exert a natural, positive power on the human
soul. Indeed, there is nothing in life that appeals to the human
soul more than words of love, peace, light and kindness. Those who
understand the positive use of speech become the healers of man;
they sympathize with the troubles of their fellow human beings;
they seek out ways in which they can be of service. They know that
whatever they do to others, they do to themselves. They attract
sympathy and love, because their speech has been directed at
bringing people up. It cannot be stressed enough: There is no
excuse for criticism or envy. Individuals who are unable to
renounce criticism and envy cannot participate in true spiritual
work of Light.
Through our words we can either unite ourselves with the ineffable
source of truth, or unite ourselves with the abyss of darkness and
lies. You will find that in some yogic and spiritual circles, some
people are using negativity and fear tactics, as a means of
getting more students, and manipulating those whose minds are
weaker than theirs. As a spiritual person regardless of your
chosen vocation in life, no matter how many kriyas or meditations
you do, if you still continue to gossip, slander and put other
people down, it means your spiritual practice is truly not working
for you; it is not touching the Light of your soul and bringing
the best out of you. You may appear externally healthy but you are
internally sick. This very behavior shows a lack of Light, and
defeats the purpose of true spirituality.
Those who use these negative tactics are full of fear and anger,
mentally twisted and spiritually immature. In regard to those who
gossip, criticize and slander others, we sympathize with them for
the difficult positions they occupy in life, for the unhappy and
unfortunate work they are called upon to do, and for the natural
disdain that is directed toward them by those who are torchbearers
of the Light. Those who challenge the spread of Light and present
resistance, render no service and are of little value. They do not
succeed even in destroying or in completely and permanently
preventing the greater Light from shining or the stronger beam
from manifesting. Whatever delay in the progress of Light is
brought about by their activities, ultimately results in greater
Light and in greater activity.
In Naam Yoga and Universal Kabbalah, you never impose on someone
your beliefs, views and convictions, let them be free to plant the
garden of their life on their own, in the way they understand it.
You can give a person the seeds of Divine Spiritual Wisdom and
Naam, but he/she has to plant and cultivate them alone. A person
can make some mistakes because no one is perfect. Evil is not
located in the mistakes that a person makes but in the failure to
correct them. It is important that a man or woman have freedom to
develop the right way of thinking, feeling and acting; at the same
time, he/she should give a free hand to others so that they also
may develop the proper way of life.
The more spiritually evolved a person is, the more he or she
learns that what he or she knows best is that he or she knows
nothing. The more we realize how wise it is to neither judge nor
criticize what we do not understand, the more humble we become. It
is important to keep in mind that there are always two sides to
the truth. As long as you have one side of the truth, and you do
not have the other side, you do not have the whole truth. Always
remember “Sat Kar Tar,” God does everything. It is all God. You
must develop the higher consciousness that allows you to see God
in darkness, as well as God in light. It is by bringing the
positive and negative poles together that light is produced. The
whole truth is 360 degrees and not 180 degrees. God is the
beginning and the end. The end of everything is truth that is God.
But truth which is the end of everything must merge with love
which is the beginning of everything, and complete a full circle,
like the snake biting its tail. God is love, the seat of love is
in your heart and that is where you will find the truth. That will
only happen when your heart is open. When you heart is open, you
rise above gossip, criticism, negative speech, hatred, and non
tolerance. You become, loving, forgiving, patient, compassionate,
tolerant and kind.
All that God desires of a man or a woman, is a pure and clean
heart upon which Divinity can write His Law. If you cannot love
the Life that God has given you, if you cannot value your soul by
awakening it, and if your closed heart is causing purity as its
essence to be beyond you, how can you teach others? If you cannot
open your heart to experience self healing for yourself, how can
you help others open theirs? Gossip and criticism stem from a
closed, cold heart. Those with closed hearts become burdens for
others and extinguish the light in their own surroundings. Not
knowing what the way of light looks like, such people blame,
manipulate and take advantage of those who are mentally and
emotionally vulnerable. They do not realize that spirituality is
about self-analysis and love, and that the tongue is a precious
tool, responsible for both the unhappy and happy events of our
lives. Always remember that it takes a long time to build
something and it takes one moment to destroy it. A slip of the
tongue can destroy your whole life. You must realize that the
tongue was not given to man to be used to weaken or destroy
others. It was given to man to heal and uplift others. Its primary
function is to help the one who has fallen, to enlighten and
encourage the one who is searching for the Divine Spiritual
Wisdom, to guide the one who is lost, and to uplift humankind.
Therefore, employ your tongue wisely. Use it to bless, heal, give
thanks, and enliven others. Again, God sits at the tip of your
tongue. Use it to bring the harmony of the heavens into your life
and the lives of those around you.
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