Then there is the beginning of a spiritual sadhana. Again, this is a kind of elaboration of what I started on. The ground for systematic spiritual practice is virtue. And so one begins here. Speech is very powerful.
Words can heal.
Many people have been healed by a word from their estranged father, a great teacher, even from a stranger in certain circumstances. And words have the power to create tremendous harm and to start wars. To refrain from sexual misconduct means to take care with the great power of sexual energy. Sexual energy can be associated with greed, compulsion, lust, denigration, exploitation, or it can be associated with intimacy, care, communion, attention, and love. So make sure that energy is used in a non-harming way.