2. TRUTHFULNESS: God is Truth and Truth is God. A truthful person always works in
the Light of God. He has nothing to fear in the world. Ever clothed in the
Divine Light, he works and bears himself in Godly simplicity, for God is his
sheet-anchor and a haven of refuge. Don't tell lies. If you do so, you deceive
yourself first and then others; moreover, you have to tell many more lies to
cover your one lie. One should therefore follow the motto: "Be true to
your own self--don't deceive yourself." If one is true to his own self, he
is to fear none, "for he is true to God in him, Who is in all
hearts." He would, therefore, speak truth, think truth, and deal in truth,
for he is aware of the divine help at every step. Adversity cannot deter him,
misfortune cannot betray him, and opposition cannot waylay him, because the
gracious God Power is his shield and help and comes to his aid anywhere and
everywhere. Such a heart becomes an abode of all other virtues which follow of
their own, to find sympathetic cooperation. Truth does not mean simply speaking
truth and thinking truth, but it is a righteous mode of life. Truth is above
all, but higher still is true living. Our actions should be exemplary so that
they show and denote that we belong to a noble school of thought, based on
Truth, Piety and Love. A tree is known by the fruit it bears. The divine tree
of spirituality needs to be nourished with the waters of Ahimsa and
Truthfulness. "Truth," says Kabir, "is the highest of all
virtues, while falsehood is the vilest of vices." The Truth of Truths
resides in the innermost recesses of the human soul and needs to be dug out,
unearthed and freely practiced in all our dealings. The True Sound-Principle is the source of all life, and it is only
by contacting It on the Divine Ground that we become truly truthful and our
life can be molded on the pattern of Truth. By practicing Truth and living in
Truth, one gets clothed in the Love of the Lord and freely extends love to all
and sundry. In all the four ages, because He incarnated in all four ages, Kabir
preached of the true Sound-Principle. It is through day to day contact with
This that one purifies one's life and makes one's self a fit receptacle for the
Divine Grace.
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