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Satya –Truth Satya, or truth in Sanskrit, is the first of restraints, contained within the Yamas (the first of the eight limbs of Yoga, prescribed by the great sage Patanjali). In Sanskrit Satya is also defined as "sate hitam satyam" which translates to "The path to ultimate truth (Sat) is Satya (i.e. the real truth)". What does truth mean to YOU? What is the difference between truth and “real truth”? How does one know if they are living in “real truth”? Satya can be seen on two layers, which ultimately merge into one. The first layer is the layer of truth, as we know it today. Speaking truth, not lying, being honest, sincere and genuine. This is the layer of truth as way of conduct, how to speak and act towards others in the world. This also includes right action and right thought, as our thoughts can be as powerful or destructive as our actions. Satya is sometimes translated as “correct” or “right”. For example, in Buddhism: Satya Karma - right action. The other layer, of right action or right thought can also be towards others, but is deeper in the sense that ultimately one that lives a life of truth will merge into the great truth, that which is beyond the separation of you and I. We know when we are describing something with distortion and we recognize when we are conducting business in a selfish way (The first layer). But what about decisions we make? Does it ever happen that our mind convinces us that the way we live or a decision we make is the right way when deep inside, in our intuition, we know this is not what we should really be doing? Does fear come to play a role in our decision-making and keep us from living the TRUE life we really desire and need to be living? Living a life of Satya starts with our basic action of choosing our toothpaste. The decisions we make when no one is watching. Would we act in that same way even if we had an audience? I like to pretend I am enlightened (or that my students are watching), and whenever I need to take an action, I ask myself if this were the way an enlightened person would act now. Then comes the question of a way of life, of how I make my living. Does my mind help create stories of why I have no choice but to do what I do? Am I locked in fearful circumstances? Change starts with an intention. No matter what the goal is, the intention is the process we go through. When we can find our intentions to be clear, to be true to what our core being, or instinct knows is right, we are on the path to a life of Satya, a life of compassion where everything we do, think or speak matters. Living the life of Satya we will soon find that place of “True Self”, the place where all the little I’s disappear into one ocean of truth, one being, a place where my concern is no longer more important than your concern. Starting with the baby steps of intentions, right now, leads automatically to the bigger realizations, to the life of bliss.
"The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking." --Albert Einstein Disclaimer: The information on this website is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. Materials and products presented on this site are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. ©2008- 2011 Doron Hanoch |
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