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Bhagyada Lakshmi baaramma (O Goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi, come in) Nammamma nee sowbhagyaada Lakshmi baaramma (our mother, you are the Goddess of good fortune, Lakshmi, please come) Gejje kaalgaLa dhwaniya tOruta (making jingling sounds of your anklets) Hejjeya mEle hejjeya nikkutha (putting one step over another) Sajjana sadhu poojeya vElege (on time for your worship by the good and saintly) Majjige yoLagina benne yanthe (show up like the butter in the buttermilk, slowly but surely) Kanaka vrushTiya kareyuta baare (come, showering gold and wealth) Manake maanava siddhiya tOre (and fulfilling all our desires) Dinakara kOTi tEjadi hoLeyuava (shining like ten million Suns) Janaka rayana kumaari bEga (o, daughter of Janaka, come soon) Atthitthagalade bhaktara maneyali (without moving away, stay forever, in your devotees’ houses) Nitya mahOtsava nitya sumangaLa (receiving daily services and worship) SatyavatOruva saadhu sajjan...

The tongue is liable to four big errors: uttering falsehood, scandalizing, finding fault with others, and excessive speech. The old man had seen people carrying transistor radios, people miss a very valuable thing if they do not listen in, even while they are moving about or resting in the parks or beach! They are afraid of being alone; they avoid silence as something detestable! But, you can discover your own truth, only when you are alone with yourself and there is silence all around you. Because of excessive talking, energy is being wasted. Noise breeds further Noise. Be silent yourself; that will induce silence in others. The less you talk, the more will become your mental power. With the increase in your mental capacity, there will be increase in your power of discrimination too. Consequently, you will give up "individual discrimination". Because of this, you will begin to consider the good of the world at large rather than your own individual welfar...