The next<\/strong> one, Krishna says, is verbal tapas. I think this should be the basis of all communication. In fact, I have come across a term `non-violent communication\u2019, meaning one should use words that will not hurt people. At the same time, one should speak the truth as one knows it, satyam. You will speak the truth only if you know if it\u2019s helpful. If you know someone is an idiot, there is no need to tell him he\u2019s an idiot unless it\u2019s going to help him grow. Therefore, it should not only be `satyam\u2019<\/em>, it should also be `hitam\u2019<\/em> i.e. helpful, good for the person. And if an unpleasant truth has to be told, then say it nicely\u2013`priyam\u2019<\/em>, a manner in which the person can accept, a manner in which the person doesn\u2019t need to resist too much. It should be said in a non-accusatory manner, in a non-judgemental  manner. Say it assertively, but say it nicely. All this, Krishna says, is `tapas<\/em> in the form of words\u2019, verbal tapas<\/em>. Krishna also adds `swadhyaya\u2019<\/em> and `abhyasa\u2019<\/em>. Both mean study (of the scriptures, etc.), but as the two words are used together ,`swadhyay\u2019<\/em> could be in the form of chanting also. The Vedas are chanted, Vishnusahasranama<\/em> is chanted, and all this comes under verbal tapas, tapas<\/em> at the level of speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n