The hypocrisy and duplicity of others screams out to us, but if we’re honest, such imperfections also exist within us. The great saint Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur once said: “When faults in others misguide and delude you, have patience, introspect – find faults in yourself. Know that others cannot harm you unless you harm yourself.”
Reflect on the last week and try to identify a situation in which you:
Said something untrue:
Purposely witheld information to misguide others:
Exaggerated a truth so it ended up a lie:
Avoided speaking the truth when you could have:
Can you think of the three main reasons why you lie and how can you overcome those factors?
