“Satya” is one Yama(Observance) prescribed by Maharshi Patanjali in the Yoga Sutra’s. Mahatma Gandhi started his Satyagraha movement based on this concept. Satya doesn’t only mean – speaking the truth, that is a very limiting definition. Satya actually means being the same inside and outside – meaning reflecting whatever is within, in your behaviour without. We actually play multiple roles in our lives and change our behaviour to suit the role we are playing and we do it so seamlessly that it seems perfectly natural for us to hold a different intent than our actions.
“Integrity” (out of Self awareness) is the closest english word to Satya. Satya is actually knowing that we are all the same within and acting out of that knowledge. Then you cannot be different inside and outside. So the practice of Satya is actually considering everyone to have the same essence as you and then deciding your course of action.
On Guru Pournima, Sadhguru offered an excellent Sadhana that would cultivate the quality of Satya in you. He said that just imagine that every person or thing you deal with is your Guru – then automatically your behaviour towards everyone/everything would be the same. This sadhana has a transformative quality since you will only behave your best when in front of your Guru and would have to restrain yourself from negative behaviours.
The consistent practice of this Sadhana could also lead you to the Truth that everything is Advaita. That is Satya.
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Background:
Former CEO of Mahindra Integrated Business Solutions- an Advisory and Business Process Management Arm of the Diversified US$ 17 Billion Mahindra Group. Ajit was responsible for transforming a Shared Services Centre of the Mahindra Group into a full-fledged Advisory and Business Process Management Company with products/services spanning Strategy & Enterprise Risk Management Advisory to Digitization and Transactional Outsourcing.
He has over 23 years of experience in the industry as an Entrepreneur. He has built businesses in Music Publishing, Media (Compact Discs/DVD’s) Manufacturing, Logistics and Financial Services and is currently nurturing his own initiative called FREE (Forests, Renewable Energy and Environment) & associated with NPO Trusts/ Organizations and mentoring select people and a few start-ups in his personal capacity.
A Chartered Accountant by Qualification with extensive continuing education in Executive Management Programs @ Harvard Business School, Michigan- Ross Business School, IIM-A
He has pursued spiritual interests since an early age exploring inner facets of self through Vipassana, Isha Yoga, Kriya Yoga, other yogic approaches / meditation techniques An Avid Marathoner, trekker/mountaineer, scuba diver, writer and motorbike traveller, is passionate about exploring the outer world as much as the inner.
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