One should be truthful. Truthful means that you should be so much truthful that even his enemy asks him, "Where is your money," he'll say, "Here is my money." He'll not, I mean to say, hide anything. That is truthfulness. Of course, in this age it is very difficult, but these are the items, to become truthful, controlling the mind, controlling the senses, śamo damas titikṣā, tolerance, ārjavam, simplicity, then āstikyam, firm faith in the śāstra, scripture.
Truthful means
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures
Truthful means that you should be so much truthful that even his enemy asks him, "Where is your money," he'll say, "Here is my money."
Lecture on BG 16.7 -- Hawaii, February 3, 1975: Page Title: | Truthful means |
Compiler: | Rishab, Serene |
Created: | 08 of Nov, 2012 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=4, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 4 |