Some deeper reading this week took me on a reflective journey of Sadhana. Here are some highlights... Truth Is Not Negotiable One of the most dangerous assumptions of modern consciousness is that truth is negotiable, that it bends to preference, ideology, or personal narrative. But truth does not depend on your opinion. Gravity does not care how you feel about it. The old teachings say truth doesn’t bend around our thinking. It stands there, steady, whether we turn toward it or not. Moral cause and consequence operate whether or not you are conscious of them. The ancient insight embedded in Sadhana is this: You do not construct truth. You align yourself with it. And alignment requires discipline. When you practice daily, when you sit, breathe, and observe, you may see how out of alignment your perception has been. Not because you are wicked, but because you are partial. We see selectively. We defend what benefits ourselves, and rationalise what threatens our identity. This is the first confrontation and one we can over look. The ego does not merely want to survive. It wants recognition. Prestige. Moral superiority. Validation. It will disguise itself as virtue if necessary. When it does not receive recognition, it retaliates. It criticises others. It announces its own importance. It justifies itself while condemning, and here is the uncomfortable truth: this pattern does not disappear simply because you meditate. Be wary. not to measure yourself by how consistent your practice is. The ego thrives on comparison. You meditate for thirty days, and suddenly you’re “the disciplined one.” You fast and you’re “the pure one.” You speak softly, and you’re “the evolved one.” The ego doesn’t disappear in ceremony. It just changes clothes. The mind, that clever trickster, builds stories to keep itself in charge. It can turn anything into status, even humility. In fact, spiritual practice can refine the ego. We can become proud of our humility, superior because of our discipline, righteous in our detachment, and this is the crisis of consciousness if not addressed.