satya
Hindu philosophical truth
Satya is a Sanskrit word meaning truth or truthfulness, central to Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain philosophy.
In yoga and Indian ethics, satya is one of the yamas—moral restraints or disciplines—requiring honest speech and thought.
The concept extends beyond not lying to living authentically and in alignment with reality.
Practicing satya means speaking truth with compassion.
The word appears in names and phrases like satyagraha, Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent resistance through truth.
Hindu principle of harmlessness
Conformity to fact
- factualGrounded in truth
- realityWhat actually exists
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
validity · authenticity · genuineness · objectivity · proof · evidence · confirmation · substantiation
Honest, unfeigned genuineness
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- transparencyState of being see-through
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
openness · straightforwardness · guilelessness · earnestness · trustworthiness · uprightness · bluntness · unpretentiousness
Principled rejection of force
- ashramHindu spiritual retreat
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- self-purificationRemoving one's own impurities
conscience · self-realization · awakening · liberation · enlightenment · guru · devotion · renunciation
ahimsa
Hindu principle of harmlessness
veracity
Conformity to fact
certainty · validity · authenticity · genuineness · objectivity · proof · evidence · confirmation · substantiation · credibility
sincerity
Honest, unfeigned genuineness
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- transparencyState of being see-through
forthrightness · openness · straightforwardness · guilelessness · earnestness · trustworthiness · uprightness · bluntness · unpretentiousness · plainspokenness
nonviolence
Principled rejection of force
self-purification · conscience · self-realization · awakening · liberation · enlightenment · guru · devotion · renunciation · discipline
- HinduismVishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Ganesh, Ganesha
- GandhiMahatma Gandhi, ahimsa, nonviolence, khadi, ashram
- Hindu conceptsmoksha, karma, atman, dharma, karma yoga
- Sanskrit WordsSanskrit, Veda, asana, Vedas, Vedic
- Indian PhilosophyVedanta, yoga philosophy, Advaita, Buddhist philosophy, Upanishads
- Dharmadharma, sacred duty, religious duty, righteousness, moral law
satyafalsehood
Deliberate untrue statement
untruth · dishonesty · deception · falsity · mendacity
satyamaya
Phenomenal world's deceptive nature
illusion · unreality · appearance · samsara · transience
satyalying
Stating known falsehoods
dishonesty · deceitfulness · violence · duplicity · cruelty