SATYA · TRUTH
Truthfulness is not mainly about avoiding lies; most people rarely lie outright. It is about the daily traffic of small distortions — the flattering version, the agreeable silence, the exaggeration that makes a story land. Each is minor. Together they constitute a life spent slightly away from where you actually are.
The practice
Once a day, say the accurate sentence you were about to soften. Notice whether the feared consequence occurred.
A question to carry
Where in my life does the gap between what I think and what I say cost the most to maintain?