Satya - the gentle power of truth

Satya - the gentle power of truth
br p truth with evil intentions verteld /p beats all the lies to invent can./p-William Blake "Auguries of Innocence" /p the second Yama is Satya yoga, which means the truth of the language, thoughts and actions. How many yoga practice Satya difficult to maintain, if the first Yama, ahimsa (non-harmful, non-violence)./p honesty as a virtue in almost every corner of our society considered, but we cannot deny that most of us every day is typically a variant of the following two ordinary forms of "lying": <; / p * A white lie is a lie is harmless or innocent. Is a typical example of a white lie: "good looks at least if the person concerned does not intend that the other person to believe that this is true."/p * A "polite lie" is not a lie, but a wrong statement without the intention that the public actually believe as a courtesy. A typical example of a polite lie is the answer: "I'm fine", if the question "How are you?" ". No matter whether you are really good, most of us choose a positive and the other person the burden if not entirely true to be polite to answer / bully with our current problems. / P that intention behind your words are as important as words, your words meant the healing, love wound? Are you to tell the truth, their own agenda, feed your ego? At what level your ego is involved has a lot to do, how successful Satya practice - this is you want / need, or if you the truth in the interest of truth?/p fairness can be used as weapons, so see your words by Tremodelled kindness, compassion and love. It's not about "real" love is higher than the truth. Brutal honesty is not true, it was exactly as described - and brutal violations of ahimsa, you are using honesty (truth) as a weapon act with love. The practice of ahimsa, your guide at all, honest. In truth, of ahimsa, Satya led as the natural rate. Satya, like all Yoga to be practiced on a basis of non-infringement and loving intention./p Strebe to accept and, especially if she presented with the truth, the truth of someone is soft like a newborn baby in life and love, just like their experience (whether own or not) not subject to the decisions of one and critique - and most importantly, let love to keep your words soft compassion and kindness, but true. Leave your ego at the door and bring your best self forward. Are diligent in the combination of ahimsa and Satya, because there the integrity in practice./p practice: honesty, have your feelings, loving communication (not just talk focus), strength and constructive feedback to give forgiveness, not wertend, friendly./p