| HONESTY, SINCERITY and DETACHMENT are the most important step in the spiritual path (soul path). Honesty is not about being honest to others, but we have to be honest with ourselves because we can't think one thing but do the opposite. Don't worry about honesty to others because if we are honest with ourselves then we will naturally be honest with others as well. If we are not even honest with ourselves, then how can we expect to be honest with others? Once again, we see how all the solutions are within, when all is clear within then all will be clear on the outside (without) as well. How can anyone be peaceful or joyful if there's always that internal conflict of doing the opposite of what we think? Some may think, "Why must I SHARE since no one has SHARE anything with me ever?" If one forces oneself to SHARE, then one is not being honest with oneself. So we must first allow all our thoughts to arise without any suppression, because we need to know our thoughts first in order to achieve honesty. Once we know all our |
| thoughts, we should ask ourselves: "Why do I have these thoughts, especially the negative ones?" What we mean by negative are the thoughts that relate to selfishness, destructiveness or separation. We can counter these negative thoughts with the truth. Nothing is more powerful than the truth. The truth here is that we are all souls and the soul is Selfless, unity, harmony, etc. Every time you have a negative thought and counter it with the truth, eventually it will disappear permanently. Being sincere is almost the same as being free of hypocrisy. When we are sincere, we practice what we preach. When we are detached, we can do without things. For example, one who is truly detached can do fine even if one gives away all one's possessions. When we are detached we can even do fine in times of loss of loved ones. When we are detached, we also have an open mind because we can think outside of the box and are not restricted by any ideologies. |