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Do We Really Need God?
The human being is endowed with ability. We have the capacity to do things. However, our ability is inherently limited. The human being is not almighty and so cannot accomplish all things. Because human capability is finite we find that a person...
Muraqaba-The Sufi Meditation
When we try to learn a new skill or try to gain knowledge about a specific subject, we follow a guideline or a system, which demands that we pay attention to the subject to fully understand it. Our mind becomes curious to know the where, how and...
Spiritual Marketing
Copyright 2005 Mark McCormack Let me say that marketing can be a corrupting experience. In the wrong hands, marketing can create more frustration, more dishonesty and more greed than any occupation. As technology advances, more and more people...
The Importance of Spirituality
We live in a world which can best be described as a dystopia. The nation states of the world have devolved to an extent that social mobility in many regions of the planet is non-existent. The disparity between the "haves" and "have nots" grows...
The Three 'You'
Today if we are asked as to what kind of person we are, we tend to say, we are not a GOOD HUMAN BEING. We say this not out of modesty but out of guilt-stricken sincerity. Though we don’t call ourselves Bad, we don’t consider ourselves Good either....
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To Lie or Not to Lie
Truth has been a great value in our society since time
immemorial. Since we are very young we were told to tell the
truth, regardless of its consequences. We were even told that,
if we told the truth regarding some mischief or something, we
wouldn't be punished. Many times we weren't, though many times,
the mischief was just too great to be pardoned.
In some cultures, telling the truth is not an absolute maxim,
though it is encouraged. Some countries have it really bad, for
because of lies, or the absence of truth, officials are impugned
and corruption runs amok, thus causing great detriment to
society as a whole.
So, is there a happy medium between telling the truth and
transforming a fact into what we call a white lie? As we see
often, telling the truth at all costs has its costs as well. In
our daily lives, there are many circumstances in which telling
the truth is not really advisable; on the contrary, it is to be
condemned, simply because our truth may hurt someone. We need to
be aware that our value may unnecessarily hurt others.
The Buddhists say that there are 3 instances which require our
awareness regarding being totally honest:
1. Is it the absolute truth? This means that we need to be 100%
sure that what we are about to say has undeniable facts attached
to it. No margin of doubt should exist regarding our facts.
2. Is it absolutely necessary? This means that unless we making
a difference for the
better in people's lives and consequently,
help them in the long run, we might as well not say it.
3. Is it kind? This means that we need to consider whether we
are going to needless hurt people or, on the contrary, make them
feel better. No one deserves to be hurt.
Let me give you an example. You learnt that your friend is being
cheated upon. Your friend suspects and asks you. Shall you tell
your friend? To decide whether you should, answer these
questions: Do you have proof? Are you absolutely sure of this
fact? Is telling the truth going to make a difference in your
friend's life, for instance, is this possibly causing a fatal
illness? How much are you hurting the other person? Does this
person deserve the humiliation which will possibly destroy their
lives?
Even if the fact is just a little thing, such as telling your
friend this new haircut looks very ugly, perhaps we should guard
ourselves. A white lie may be the answer to a tough question to
which no answer will do.
About the author:
Dr. Maria Moratto holds 5 degrees and is a life coach/educator.
She promotes courses and seminars in attracting abundance and
loving relationships, goal setting, diversity, time and stress
management, career delineation, values clarification, leisure,
college life, self-improvement, communication and learning
styles, spirituality, health and lifestyle. Visit her website at
http://www.rx4bliss.com . Sign up for a free e-zine.
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