aswaha and katawaha in Buddhism Anyone beleves in aswaha and katawaha? Is aswaha and katawaha defines in Buddhism? Can anyone explain is there any explanations
If this interpretation of those words of those words is correct, then FYI I think that is a common folk belief in non-Buddhist cultures too; for example:

don't jinx it

Anyone can explain this expresion to me? and in what context can I use it?

A jinx is a little like a magical spell, specifically to make something go wrong. It's often used to refer to something good that is hoped will happen, but that might not happen if you talk about it in advance. &quot;Don't jinx it by talking about it.&quot;



Or this:


&quot;How beautiful are the noble children! How large are their eyes! And so young too! Indeed, indeed, I might have remembered that the children of kings are men from the beginning.&quot;

Now, Tabaqui knew as well as anyone else that there is nothing so unlucky as to compliment children to their faces. It pleased him to see (the parents) look uncomfortable.



Or I can think of many other examples.

One possible (non-supernatural) explanation might be that things are likely to get &quot;better&quot; or &quot;worse&quot; by themselves, no matter what anyone says -- and anyone expecting a &quot;good&quot; state to continue might be mistaken.
For example, I once read another (non-Buddhism) aphorism, &quot;good health is a temporary state which foretells nothing good&quot; -- and I read something similar last night, though I forget where: the young Buddha telling an old man that only a fool would see their body as healthy.
A corollary might be that it's better might be that it's better not to say such things (i.e. if it's customary not to say such things then maybe this is one of the reasons for the custom). For example there's this story (which is maybe Zen or more possibly Taoist), about how it's wrong to predict the future (and predictions are often wrong).
Anther practical reason might be found in the (again, non-Buddhist) phrase: &quot;Hope for the best but plan for the worst.&quot; If you're not aware of the possibility that things might (or will) go 'bad' then you have no plan to handle it or you're slow to recognize the need for that plan and put it into action.
Saying such a thing (e.g. &quot;he is winning&quot;) might show an attachment to that thing (attachment to &quot;his state-of-winning&quot;).