Satya

Satya is a Sanskrit word that means truth.  It is a virtue applying to one’s thoughts, speech, and action.  In upholding Satya, we may be faced with coming across differently than our culture dictates as polite or desirable / acceptable to honor ourselves and what is true to our individual nature as well as what is true to Ahimsa.  The idea of Ahimsa is to do no harm, to view others as the self and us all as a whole; causing harm to another is also causing harm to self.  Being untruthful or disingenuous to play into cultural expectations of niceties is a falsehood and energy drainer that is harmful to the overall vibration of humanity.  With Satya being naturally tied to Ahimsa, it also means that our words, thoughts, and actions should do no harm through unkindness or violence.  Perhaps there are times when Satya is silent and unsmiling to show no harm in a mean word and also no harm in a false niceness — to sit right at the middle of those in a neutral place.

How would your honest presentation look to the world if you stepped outside of societal conditioning?  What aspects of your life feel true to you and what feels off, if anything?  Are there masks that you’re wearing to feel loved or valued?  How are your relationships lining up with your truest expression?  How can you shed any false beliefs or storylines that keep you from being fully inline with your truth?

photograph by Cindy Weaver, Santa Fe, NM