Truth is God

Truth is God. Everything else is Maya or illusion. The whole of universe is Maya, false, temporary. Only God is everlasting, permanent. If we want to come close to God, we have to be truthful. Every Religion says “ Speak the Truth”. When I was a child, I read in the textbook which said “Always speak the Truth”. When we grow up, we tell our children not to tell lies. But do we practice what we preach. The answer is probably not. My own experience is that Truth is very bitter, unpleasant and difficult to digest whereas Lies are sweet, Pleasant, good to hear. We lie to avoid embarrassment. We lie to boost our self image. We lie to please others. There are people who lie for no reasons whatsoever. Such people are habitual liers. They don’t feel guilty when they lie. They justify their lies by another bunch of lies. Politicians fall in this category of liers. People who are not habitual liers feel guilty when they lie. Their body language is not in synch with their tongue. Such people can be easily caught while lying. No matter how good we are in lying, in the long run, it is the truth that prevails over lies. If the whole world is destroyed, lies will perish but Truth will survive. Speaking Truth is not so easy. It requires lot of courage, commitment and determination to remain truthful. Are we prepared to pay the price for being truthful. If we are truthful, we will alienate our friends, relatives, colleagues. We will face difficulties in our workplace, at home. or wherever we go. We will have to face humiliation, embarrasment.,insults. Are we prepared to withstand difficulties that come in our way in exchange for being truthful.