There is no strength in negative, discouraging words. They are only gossip. Why should we listen to talks that are derogatory? As a child, one may sometimes not wear clothes, but what if when grown up one still does not wear them!

When you are new in Satsang, you are likely to lend ears to negative talk. But now, since you have come to understand and are established in Satsang, talk with courage.

The spread of even a little poison kills many. Discouraging talks, negative and faultfinding talks are like poison.