Talks about the Self (Atma) and absolute Self (Parmatma) have no strain of worldly interactions in them. The Lord (Mahavira) has referred to that as silence.

However much silence you behold, that amount of intellect will stop.

When you maintain silence, you would have said to have understood the world.

A vow of silence (maun) taken for a worldly purpose is considered non-silence (amaun). Anything that is spoken for the purpose of the Self, only that can be considered as complete silence (sampurna maun).

It is necessary for those who are sensitive to remain silent. However, rather than remaining silent, it is much better if it is in your awareness that, 'How does my speech affect others?