Harry ji, Could you kindly explain as to :What is the meaning when you say ,'learn the truth' and 'live the truth'.?What are the components of learning the truth and that of living the truth.? It is believed that keeping control over five passions and complete surrender of ego should be included in these. Having overcome these one should do simran/naam jap etc. else one should not be living as per Bani. It is personal view of things only.
Taranjeetji
I can only tell you what my interpretation is, and I must warn you, every Sikh I have had a discussion with has ended the discussion in anger and proclaimed that I am no Sikh at all, and I am bringing shame to Sikhi with my views. However, as you have asked, it is easier to state what I believe by way of events occuring
4.30 am-wake up
4.45 am- realise am not going to get back to sleep and inform wife, who is looking at me with one eye open, and decide to goto shop.
5.15 am dressed and as it is a lovely day, my inner Hukam tells me to walk to work and contemplate bani, when I do this, I internally debate concepts, the meaning of life, is it wrong to want a Range Rover, can one be humble and wealthy, etc etc, a walk to work (3 miles) is truthful living in my view, but I steal wifes car instead
5.30 am at work-first thing I do is read this forum, I note others opinions, I try and see their point of view, sometimes I find myself validated, sometimes I do not, either way, I figure I learn something, each customer I deal with, I try and be brutally honest, I buy and sell IT equipment, I believe it is right to always offer a fair price regardless what they think it is worth,
7.30am drive home again and give car to wife, cuddle dog and stroke cat, although I am in a rush to get back to work, wife gives me lift
9am, a server comes in, indicating he will take £20, it is quite high spec and worth nearer £200, but I just do not have the heart to steal it from him, I offer to ebay it on his behalf, taking expenses only, as he is 'broke', ,
Throughout the day people wander in and out, some wish to talk, some have problems, I try my best to listen, to advise, sometimes I am rushed, and I have to cut people short, I feel bad then, as Creator has directed someone to me and I have failed them, or at times I feel selfish, but on the whole, I try my best to be everyones friend, and try and spread a bit of cheer, I make people laugh, I do my best to be truthful in business, sometimes it costs me a lot of money, sometimes people think I have another agenda, sometimes I will refuse a part exchange on account it is better than what they are buying, and just needs a cheap fix, in my head, I think I know what is right and wrong, truthful living is doing what your heart tells you is right,
12pm A local shopkeeper comes in for gossip, I smile and nod, but refuse to get drawn in, although it is tempting, as it is quite juicy gossip, but it feels wrong
1pm An extremely attractive woman comes in selling a laptop, I note she is wearing a low cut top, I spend the entire conversation looking directly at her eyes and behaving like a professional, of course there is a part of me like all men that wishes to have a quick peek, but again, a big red light is flashing in my head with 'wrong' written all over it, I buy the laptop and pay a fair price.
1.30pm Some hard drives I order arrive, they are the wrong size, I check the order and realise I have ordered wrongly, I inform vendor who offers to pay return shipping, I point out it was my mistake, he retracts his kind offer, and also states that any refund will be minus outgoing shipping as well, but thats ok, the red light is not flashing
2.00pm find screen for laptop that I should have ordered a new one for, fits perfect and is in new condition, ring customer and inform screen is used and discount accordingly
3.pm go to local cafe where owner has made tandoori chicken on my suggestion as a way of increading sales, he has only sold 5 pieces, which leave 6, feel honour bound to purchase remaining 6 and eat them for lunch, truthful living has its benefits....
3.30pm, read your post and decide instead of waffling on about being honest, truthful and brave, simply recount the day and let you make your own mind up about what I am talking about
When I go home tonight, before I sleep, I will think about today, as I do every day, and rate myself as to how honest, and how truthful was my day, did I lie, did I deceive, was I humble, at any point did I try and play the big man, were all lustful thoughts directed at my wife, if anyone had annoyed me, did I forgive them, and make an effort to disolve any bad feelings, after this, I may run a hot bath and sit in it for an hour, in the bath, I will relax and debate another topic, at present, it is in fact something Chazji has stated, 'if we do not rehabilitate then the whole world will be in darkness', its a good point and it has thrown me, so it requires time to think, to play out scenarious, to try and touch base with God inside me, my Godhead, to see what it thinks, my wife may wander in, and I will debate it with her, my dog will wander in, and I will debate it with him, if I cannot sleep, then I will wake at 3am, wake my wife, and debate it with her again, to date, she has never refused, and will listen to me at any time, although to be fair, the red light does flash before I shake her awake
hope that helps
4.15pm read post again after posting, feel it makes my point in a simple fashion, but makes me look like a simpleton rather than an educated scholar making a thrusting point, inetrnally debate whether I am writing for maximum number of thanks, or whether I am just being 'me' and honest, realise I could make the point a lot better and a lot more succint, but red light starts flashing, so leave it as is
, do not feel down if you cannot concentrate for longer...it used to annoy me soo much when i tried to concentrate on the mantra 'Satnaam' or 'Waheguru' and my mind kept coming up with thoughts about money, women etc...it wouldnt let me concentrate. but just keep working at it, the mind starts to setlle eventuallyand you'll find that you'll start to enjoy longer periods. Its your 5 thieves that do not want you to setlle, they want you to be following them. they're very persistant 
