Daily Insights: Yama Satya - The Truth

Telling the truth brings us freedom - freedom of baggage, freedom of stress, freedom of constantly wondering what was the last thing you said. Telling the truth frees us of the heaviness of covering up something. Do you not wonder if it would have been easier to have been truthful from the start?

Allow yourself to free your mind and soul - connect with the courage within yourself to be truthful. Telling the truth not only sets us free, but allows us to become fearless.

To observe the Truth or Satya*. Ask yourself 3 simple questions:

1. Is it true?

2. Is it necessary?

3. Is it non-harming?

One thing to bear in mind when being truthful is that telling the truth does not create harm (the practice of Ahmisa**) to another person. If the truth is harmful then, we should rather observe silence, but remember do not cover up the truth in anyway - even little "white lies" will tarnish us and our truth.

To discover our own truth and openness within, is to find the connection through the body, mind and breath. There are many ways to go within to shed the layers and to discover the truth within - yoga, meditation, cleansing the body, mind and soul will set us free to discover a new path of being truthful to self and others.

Find the time to go within to discover your truth - as you do this allow yourself to release old negative patterns.

The journey to find our own truth can sometimes be difficult - so, we should approach our journey with compassion and understanding - each time we remove an old negative layer we make room for new positive energy within ourselves.

Allow your heart to shine, and practice the art of being truthful.

“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” ~ Galileo Galilei

*Satya: Sutra 2.36 As truthfulness (satya) is achieved, the fruits of actions naturally result according to the will of the Yogi. (satya pratisthayam kriya phala ashrayatvam).

** Ahimsa: Sutra 2.35 As a Yogi becomes firmly grounded in non-injury (ahimsa), other people who come near will naturally lose any feelings of hostility.

(ahimsa pratishthayam tat vaira-tyagah)

With Love and Truth.

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Namasté