Satya. Principle of Truth. Truthfulness. Practice of not lying (Yama)

Yoga Pradipika: “If you have a habit to cheat and fool others, after some time you will believe in your own lies.”

Satya  is the practice of saying and doing truth in our daily life. It is the practice of not lying. In Sanskrit, “sat” means “absolute truth.”

A truthful man is absolutely free from worries and anxieties. He has a calm mind. He is respected by society. There will be power in your speech.

Following Satya in our lives gives us confidence and inner power. People who tell the truth have very strong energy. People who always lie are very weak.

Your thoughts should agree with your words, and the words should agree with your actions. In the world, people think of one thing, say another thing, and do another thing. This is nothing but crookedness. You must carefully watch your thoughts, speech, and actions. The little gain that you get by telling lies is no gain at all. You pollute your conscience and infect your subconscious mind.

The habit of telling lies is carried to your next birth also and you undergo suffering from birth to birth. Be very serious and stop the evil habit of telling lies from this very second.

When you say you can separate what’s good, what’s bad, what’s truth, and what’s a lie.

What happens when people lie? We form illusions for ourselves and other people. We falsify reality, and it gives wrong reactions to our life and the lives of others. Imagine that there are clouds around the human. The more he lies, the more  clouds form around them, and those clouds do not allow them to see reality as it is.

Why do people lie? Because they’re not satisfied with their life, situations, or themselves, they try to make it more beautiful by lying to others. Please remember that if we do or say something bad to others, the first person who suffers from that is us.

The more people lie, the more problems we have in life. By karma, if we lie to others, then others will lie to us, and we will not hear truth. It can cause many problems in our future. And mostly people do not believe liars.

Benefits of Satya

1) You gain inner strength and power.
2) People believe in your words and actions.
3) You gain respect from society.
4) Your conscience starts working much better.
5) You avoid much suffering that causes lies.

How to practice Satya

1) Say the truth.
2) Don’t lie.
3) Do not misguide people, and do not give false hopes.
3) Don’t spread gossip or facts that you personally don’t know.
4) Direct your thoughts, speech, and actions to the goodness of others.
5) Observe yourself and don’t lie in small things.
6) Avoid criticizing others and pessimistic negative thoughts.
7) Inspire others, cultivate positive thinking.