Satya (Truth)

This is the third in the series Patanjali's Yamas and Niyamas, Satya. Satya refers to Truth or Truthfulness. This short recording is an intro to the larger principle of truth and truthfulness. This will be followed by the full length recording later.

Transcript

Our capacity to be truthful enhances our life in every possible way.

When we're not truthful,

There's a level of concealment and deceit that is going on within us that will compromise our own inner integrity,

Our relationships,

And ultimately the way our life unfolds.

Because when we operate from a place of concealment and from dishonesty or conceit or deceit,

There's a way in which our very being is not resonating with the nature of the underlying pattern of the cosmos,

Of reality.

So there's a misalignment that happens.

And in that misalignment,

Our life is not working out.

Even if we are gaining some kind of advantage through our deceit,

At a deeper,

More primal level within us,

It's not working out.

There's a certain level of stress and disharmony that is accumulated in these deceitful moments,

In these deceitful gestures.

So our desire for truthfulness,

Our desire for veracity and honesty,

Is not simply a matter of speaking truth out of some moral obligation,

Although that's worthy too,

But in allowing ourselves to find resonance and alignment,

Not only with our inner core,

To feel integrity,

But to also find a collaboration,

A cooperation,

With the universal pattern in which we are all living,

In which we are all embedded.

This ultimately means our life works out better,

And situations around us are informed by trust and integrity and all of those favorable qualities that come from our honesty,

Veracity,

Authenticity,

Truthfulness.

Reviews

so many levels of understanding the idea of truth. take the deep dive.

Awesome. 🙏🏻 thank you