"Mental Criticism Is Worse Than Criticism By Word"

"Mental criticism is worse than criticism by words. It is futile and self-harming to be inwardly critical of others. One should cleanse the mind of inwardly disturbing adverse thoughts of others. If they want your criticism, use a look or a hint to criticize lovingly; but use as few words as possible. A criticism should not be repeated more than twice. Loving criticism should be left as a seed to germinate in the soil of recipient souls. We CAN'T FORCE OTHERS TO DO WHAT WE WANT THEM TO DO, but sometimes by CORRECT and JUST criticism, by DOING or SAYING the RIGHT thing at the RIGHT time, WE can HELP people to a great extent.”

-Yogananda