• A lawyer who defends a client knowing fully well that his client is wrong.

• A businessman, who adulterates food, cheats customers and indulges in dishonest dealings.

• An accountant manipulating the account to show less profits.

• A guru sleeping or resting: his disciples claiming he is in samadhi or meditating.

• Exaggerated claims of spiritua1 powers by the gurus themselves or by the admirers and devotees and the guru not admonishing them.

• Giving approval or maintaining silence against evil or injustice to save ourselves of discomfort or trouble.

• Economic exploitation of the weaker sections of the society.

• Double standards of behavior. One set of values for one self and another for others.

• Bribing lower officials to reduce electricity bills, telephone bills, etc.

• Tall and exaggerated claims about one's abilities to seek self-importance.

• Falsifying documents to have easy gain.

• Telling lies and hiding facts.

• Flattery, overdoes of praise seeking favors.

• Seeking donations for charitable purposes and then using the money for personal expenses or other purposes.

"Be Truthful"

Be truthful be truthful
My mind be truthful;
In every little thought
Whether it is pleasing or not.

In every little action
And every little reaction;
Be truthful be truthful
My mind be truthful.

Every little thought and action
Will attract towards you a similar reaction;
So be watchful of how you pass your day
And ever so careful with what you do and say.

Swamiji

Asteya (Non stealing)
It means non-stealing. It includes not only to take what belongs to somebody else without his permission, but also not to use something for another purpose than for the one the owner has allowed. In the mind it means absence of greediness, which leads to dissatisfaction and envy. To abstain from theft one should slowly curb desires and discipline the mind.