Honesty

You may believe in a God with form or a formless God, but your faith must be genuine and complete. It is through faith alone that one achieves everything.

This is not Karma Yoga, but rather a self-promotional attempt to gain fame. In contrast, a common laborer who earns a meager living through hard work may choose to donate their earnings to feed the hungry or sick, even if it means they themselves go without food that day. This is true self-sacrifice and genuine Karma Yoga.

True religion teaches us to come together, rise above all kinds of discrimination, and treat all beings as children of the same Supreme Father, serving and loving them selflessly and genuinely.

Whoever performs their duty honestly and sincerely is a 'Karam Yogi', a true devotee.

Always be truthful, as it encompasses all virtues. Be true to yourself and others in all your actions.

If merely pretending to be spiritual can bring about such spiritual awakening, one can only imagine the impact of genuine spiritual practice. In that state, one will undoubtedly realize what is real and what is not. Only God is real, while the world is an illusion.

God is never far from us; He is always with us. Those who sincerely seek Him will certainly find Him and He will reveal Himself to them.

A person of little understanding, in whose house a Brahmin guest fasts without being honored, will lose all their hopes, expectations, gains, good deeds, truthful words, dug wells, offered sacrifices, sons, and cattle.

It's because these seers saw the truth rather than just thinking about it. They expressed it through intuitive ideas and revealing images, but in a way that's transparent and allows us to see into the infinite. They understood things in the light of self-existence and saw them from the infinite perspective. That's why their words remain alive and immortal, full of significance, authentic, and final, yet also a starting point for infinite truth. All our investigations ultimately lead back to this truth, and humanity keeps returning to it in its moments of greatest insight.

Courage and resilience are the wheels of this chariot. Honesty and good behavior are its guiding principles. Additionally, strength, discernment, self-control, and kindness are the horses that pull the chariot, all connected by the bonds of forgiveness, compassion, and a balanced mind.

They are dedicated to their Guru, Lord Govinda, and the Brahmins. They are filled with devotion, forgiveness, and friendliness towards all. They are compassionate, joyful, and sincerely devoted to the divine.

I tell you, dear sage, the qualities of saints that make them master over me. They have mastered the six passions (lust, anger, greed, infatuation, pride, and jealousy), are sinless, disinterested, firm, detached, pure (inside and out), full of bliss, wise, desireless, moderate in their diet, truthful, inspired, knowledgeable, and united with God. They are cautious, honor others, free from pride, strong-willed, and well-versed in the path of righteousness.

The all-wise Rama, the helper of the troubled, heard the humble and honest words of his brother Bharata and responded accordingly.

The five forms of self-restraint, or Yamas, in Yoga Philosophy are: non-violence in thought, word, and deed, truthfulness, abstinence from sexual indulgence, deprivation of all possessions, and non-stealing.

You should employ only those ministers who have passed the tests of honesty, i.e., those who possess loyalty, disinterestedness, self-control, and courage.

Millions of sages have risen to Heaven with the help of their penances alone. Refraining from harming all creatures, contentment, conduct, sincerity, penances, self-control, truthfulness, and generosity are each equal in value to sacrifice.

You, O Kesava, are righteous, truthful, and have unstoppable power.

Joy, satisfaction, nobility, enlightenment, and happiness are present, along with generosity, fearlessness, contentment, faith, forgiveness, courage, non-violence, balance, truth, and straightforwardness. The absence of anger, malice, and the presence of purity, intelligence, and strength are also characteristic of goodness.

Abstention from harm, truthful speech, compassion towards all beings, tranquility of soul, and giving to the best of one's ability are the primary duties of a householder.

One should always make gifts of cows with a single-minded devotion, truthfulness, and humble service to their preceptor.