In plain words
Such Prema is not to be found anywhere. Only in God alone is such selfless Prema to be had. For such selfless Prema you have been striving all this time. Otherwise, who wrote you letters, who sent you an invitation? Why did you come here? What am I giving you? Nothing. When someone speaks with Prema, ‘My dear, when did you come?’, he swells with joy; he feels great Ānanda. In just one word there is so much sweetness. So learn sweet words. Walk in sacred conduct. Then you will gain respect. The word we speak must be true. You cannot always oblize, but you can speak always oblizingly. Use your words as soft and sweet as that. When someone has come to our home: ‘Sir, when did you come? Please come inside,’ if we speak kindly like this, he feels as much Ānanda as if he had eaten a meal. If instead we say to relatives, ‘Why have you come?’, he grows hungrier still, and they go away. So we must learn sweetness in our words. Without sweetness in those words, words become harsh. Harsh words burn him to ashes, just like bombs. And even if you give him nothing to eat, you must calm him with soft, sweet words.
Only the Happiness of All Is His Happiness
For the hand, giving is the ornament; for the throat, Satya is the ornament; for the ear, the śāstra is the ornament.
What more beauty do we need than this? What jewels do we need beyond these? For the hand, giving is the ornament. For the throat, the ornament is not a necklace. When sweet Satya is spoken from the throat, that itself is the ornament. We must hear good things; we must not hear bad ones. We must not hear frightening things. We must not hear painful things. You must hear what is sweet, the Name of God, what concerns the welfare of others and the welfare of the world.