The Lie You Participate in Today
becomes the Future You Live Tomorrow

Many people find it hard to be honest, either with others or themselves, but honesty is absolutely necessary for your inner peace. Studies show that people lie between 10-200 times a day. That is absolutely amazing! A study done at the University of Massachusetts in 2002 showed that 60% of people lied at least once during a 10-minute conversation and actually told an average of two to three lies during that time. In addition, it discovered that most people tell a substantial number of lies in the course of everyday conversations.

So why does this matter? Studies have been done on the effects that lying has on the body and mind, and they show some interesting results. Lying adds stress and anxiety to your mind. People know that if they are caught lying, it can do permanent damage to their reputation. Therefore, when they lie, they activate the limbic system in the brain, which initiates the fight or flight response that is triggered by stress…

When you lie, your conscience will continually remind you of your dishonesty and that what you did was not right. People lie because they are afraid to tell the truth for one reason or another, and fear is a negative, low-level energy. Part of living a life of inner peace is working to remove fear from your life, not enabling it or allowing it to influence what you say.

Lying increases your fear, stress, and anxiety, all of which are negative, low-energy thoughts that disrupt your inner peace. Also, studies have proven that the more you lie, the more you weaken your conscience. It is like your conscience becomes desensitized to your lies. The more you lie, the more your conscience starts to give up on keeping you in line.

If you find that you have issues when it comes to being truthful, spend some time in meditation and discover where the cause of your dishonesty comes from. Then remove that cause from your subconscious mind and develop the courage to be honest. Being honest throughout your life will be easy once you root out the cause behind your perceived need to lie.

Bohdi Sanders
from the new book
The Art of Inner Peace