Integrity Is Not Morality🔗

Friday, 04th January, 2013

I will continue on integrity.

Please understand these basic few things. Integrity is not morality or ethics of the society. Integrity is a spiritual value. Integrity is you fulfilling the word and thought you give to yourself and others, and experiencing the state of poornatva, completion with yourself and with Life.

If you are not able to fulfill the words you give to yourself and others, at least declare it and undo it, complete it. Tell them, 'I will not be able to honor it. I will not be able to fulfill it. So please do not rely on this word I give you. Now, I alter the word I give you. You please make alternative plans.'

Integrity means completion. Even if you are not able to fulfill the word you gave, if you tell that to the person very clearly, that is integrity.

Not having a hangover with the words you committed with you and with others, is integrity. It is not morality or ethics. Please understand an important thing. I am not saying that morality should not be practiced, or that ethics should not be practiced. But sometimes, (understanding) the wrong meaning of the word will not allow you to practice it.

What is morality? In a given society, in a given era of that society, morality is generally the accepted standards of what is desirable and undesirable, what is considered right and wrong conduct, and what is considered by that society as good or bad behavior of a person, a group or an entity. Morality is about good and bad, right and wrong. It changes from time to time, era to era. When time changes, all this changes! I don't say practice morality, and I don't say do not practice morality. I am very clear. Whenever I give any instructions to my disciples, I am very clear. I am not saying practice morality, and same way, I am not saying do not practice morality. But I give you this instruction, practice integrity, it is a spiritual value. For all my disciples, I give you this instruction. Practice integrity, it is a spiritual value.

Integrity is not ethics. What is ethics? In a given group, ethics is the agreed-upon standard of what is desirable and undesirable, what is considered right and wrong conduct, and what is considered by that group as good and bad behaviour of a person, group or entity, that is a member of the group, and may include defined bases for discipline, including exclusion. Ethics is different, integrity is different.

Morality and ethics vary from time to time. Integrity is absolute. Patanjali says, 'saarvabhoumya vrataaha,' an absolute principle. Law, morality, ethics, orders - all these change by geography, change from country to country and change from society to society. But integrity, as Patanjali declares, is 'saarvabhoumya vrataaha;' it is universal.

I wanted to give you all one more day to dig deep into all the integrity related points. Where you have committed to yourself and to others and where you have missed - I wanted all of you to again complete the assignment now.

First, identify areas of your life where you experience conflict and feel powerless. Contemplate and examine what is the non-integrated behaviour that exists in this area. Identify your non-integrated thoughts, words and behaviour, and restore completion to this aspect of your life today.

Second, do svapoornatva - completion with yourself, or poornatva kriya - completion with the other people involved in this aspect or aspects of your life.

Do this before you come to the morning satsang tomorrow. Blessings to all of you, to complete the integrity assignments! Complete with others and with yourself also.

I bless you all to achieve success in the completion process. I bless you all achieve, experience, live, express, radiate, share, explode and enrich with eternal bliss, 'Nithyananda'!

Understand, you are responsible even for what others believe you to be for them. Knowingly or unknowingly, it is your indirect commitment and indirect co-operation. Unless you also give them certain indirect signals through your body language, they do not believe what you are, in their heart.