“Truth is exact correspondence to reality.”
Yogananda
In today’s highly charged political climate and instantaneous communication through social media, we are exposed to frenzied levels of spin, distortion, and verbal manipulation. Sometimes we wonder if anyone cares about the truth. One year just before a November election, I asked myself, “How faithful am I to the truth?” I had to admit to myself that I have a tendency to manage the truth to make it more palatable. The more we squeeze the truth into our own comfort zones, the more watered down it becomes, and the less power it has to bring about transformation. Truth is neither an opinion, feeling, group consensus, philosophical position, nor a a dogmatic doctrine. Rather, truth is the force that brought the universe into existence. It is the love of God in action, doing whatever needs to be done in order to liberate us from suffering and ignorance. Truth is the very will of God. The essential question is this: do we want what we want, or do we want the truth? In the short term, truth can be uncomfortable, but in the long run it is our security and strength.
Divine Mother,
Beloved Guruji,
Give me the courage
To want the truth.
This week’s reflections come to us from Isha Das’ book Living Grace: A Daily Companion for Meditation and Contemplation.
