Gratitude Is A Powerful Ingredient For Authenticity

Authenticity is something more than honesty. It is not authenticity by itself. Please understand, honesty is only one ingredient for authenticity. Authenticity is something more than honesty. I will give you the difference between honesty and authenticity.

For example, if you are angry with somebody you will express directly to that person 'I am angry with you' - it is honesty. But that is not authenticity. Authenticity means really two beings may understand each other, where even the anger will not happen.

Understand, there is a difference between honesty and authenticity. Honesty is a socially good quality. Authenticity is a spiritual quality. It is not a socially good quality. Honesty is only the first step, the initial step. Authenticity is the spiritual quality. Authenticity means living the spiritual truths authentically.

See, a husband lying to his wife - neither there is honesty nor authenticity. A husband telling the truth to his wife that he is a womanizer is honesty, but not authenticity. A husband living just as a husband is authenticity. So each person's role if he or she is completely living, it is authentic. When he is failing and revealing the failure to the other person it is honesty. Revealing the failure is not living successfully; understand. Revealing the failure is revealing the failure. It is honest no doubt, but not authentic. You may be keeping your balance sheet properly with the country or nation. Are you keeping your balance sheet properly with the cosmos, with the Universe? What is the meaning of the word 'keeping the balance sheet in tune with the cosmos'? Means just remembering continuously you are not qualified for anything, everything is showered on you.

Understand, remembering everything is a gift given to you by the cosmos in your life is what I mean by keeping your balance sheet straight with the cosmos. You don't need to pay anything back. The attitude that everything is a gift to you, is keeping the balance sheet authentic to the cosmos.

You do not know that gratitude is such a powerful ingredient. The moment you add gratitude, honesty becomes authenticity. I have seen many times people making mistakes from honesty into authenticity. No! Honesty is not authenticity. Honesty is more like hot love. Authenticity is like a cool stream. Understand, honesty will always be demanding. Authenticity will always be flowing – 'I am flowing, I don't bother about you'.

Authenticity fills you and others. Honesty burns others and you. Many times I have seen the people who are honest, within few days or few weeks or few months they will torture and kill the other person in the name of honesty. God! Honesty is a foolish substitute to authenticity. So gratitude makes you more authentic.