Speaking Your Truth vs. Speaking the Truth

Speaking Your Truth vs. Speaking the Truth

We live in a world full of diverse opinions, perspectives, experiences, and “youniverses”. So there’s an immense power in speaking your truth and an even deeper, more transformative power in speaking the Truth. These two forms of expression, while seemingly similar, serve different purposes and evoke very different reactions from those who hear them.

Speaking your truth is a deeply personal act, rooted in your experiences, emotions, and perceptions. It reflects your unique view of the world, which may or may not resonate with others. On the other hand, speaking the Truth goes beyond individual perception. It taps into something universal, something that cuts through the layers of conditioning, beliefs, and ego defenses. The Truth resonates deeply with the soul, often creating a profound impact, including reactions of resistance, anger, or discomfort. In fact, there is no better way to trigger the S*** out of people than speaking it bluntly and honestly, and this is why you are reading this. If you are ready to be hated at times, well continue reading, but if your ego is too strong and can’t take it, it is better you stop here, because you might get triggered too !

In this blog post, I’ll explore the difference between these two expressions, why speaking the Truth can trigger powerful reactions, and why this is actually an important part of spiritual growth and transformation.

The Difference Between Your Truth and the Truth

Your truth is your personal perspective, an expression of your experiences, thoughts, and beliefs. It is subjective and rooted in your individual journey, or if i may, the illusion you comfortably built around you. When you speak your truth, you are sharing a piece of yourself, revealing what you feel, believe, or perceive to be true. While this is empowering and essential for self-expression, it is important to recognize that your truth is just that: yours. Others may agree with it, empathize with it, or they may discard it as merely your opinion.

On the other hand, the Truth transcends personal experience. It is universal and timeless, rooted in principles like integrity, justice, love, and oneness. When you speak the Truth, you’re not just sharing your personal perception, you are expressing something that goes beyond individual belief. It resonates at a deeper level, bypassing the filters of the mind and ego and going straight to the heart of our shared human experience.  

Why Speaking the Truth Triggers Reactions

While speaking your truth can be powerful, it often leaves room for others to dismiss or overlook it as just your perception. It can be met with a shrug or an acceptance that “that’s how you feel.” But speaking the Truth is a different story. When you speak the Truth, it tends to stir something much deeper within people, and this can trigger intense reactions, such as anger, defensiveness, or discomfort.

Why? Because the Truth speaks to the soul, bypassing the ego’s layers of defense, denial, and rationalization. The ego, our constructed sense of self, built on beliefs, conditioning, and perceptions of separation, resists anything that threatens its identity or worldview. When someone speaks the Truth, it cuts through these defenses, forcing the ego to confront something real and undeniable. This can feel like a direct assault on the ego’s need for control and safety, triggering all sorts of emotional reactions.

Triggers and Reactions Include:

• Anger and Defensiveness: The ego feels threatened when confronted with a Truth that challenges its beliefs or identity. Anger often arises as a defense mechanism to protect those beliefs.
  
  
• Denial and Rationalization: Instead of embracing the Truth, the ego might try to reject it, downplay it, or rationalize it away to avoid discomfort.
  
  
• Emotional Overload: The Truth resonates at such a deep level that it can overwhelm someone emotionally, leading to intense reactions of fear, sadness, or even guilt.
  
  
• Resistance to Change: The ego resists change, and the Truth often requires transformation. This resistance can manifest as frustration, irritation, or a desire to shut down the conversation.

This is why speaking the Truth can be so powerful, it forces growth. It brings to the surface all the unresolved issues, unhealed wounds, and ego-based limitations that need to be addressed.

Speaking Your Truth vs. Speaking the Truth: Different Impacts

When you speak your truth, it may be dismissed or accepted as “just your opinion.” People may hear it, but they might not fully absorb it because it remains at the surface level of perception. It gives others an opportunity to accept or reject it without feeling deeply challenged.

Speaking the Truth, however, cannot be ignored or easily dismissed. It bypasses the conscious mind and goes straight to the soul, where it resonates deeply. The Truth speaks to something within us that knows, something that has been buried under layers of conditioning, fear, or ego-based defenses. This is why it often triggers people so intensely.

Why Triggers Are Necessary for Growth

While it might be uncomfortable to witness or experience, the triggers that arise from hearing the Truth are actually part of the healing process. They force people to confront parts of themselves that they might have been avoiding or denying.

Triggers reveal:

• Where we are not in alignment with the Truth.
  
  
• Where healing needs to happen.
  
  
• What beliefs, emotions, or behaviors are no longer serving us.

This is why speaking the Truth is not just about expressing something universal, it’s about catalyzing transformation. When someone is triggered by the Truth, it gives them the opportunity to face their own shadows, examine their beliefs, and grow beyond their current limitations. However, this requires an openness and willingness to confront discomfort, something the ego often resists.

How to Speak the Truth with Compassion

While speaking the Truth can be a powerful tool for transformation, it’s important to do so with compassion and mindfulness. The Truth can be a sword that cuts through illusion, but it should not be used recklessly or with the intention to harm. People need space to process the Truth in their own time and in their own way.

Here are some ways to speak the Truth compassionately:

• Be aware of the other person’s readiness: Not everyone is prepared to hear the Truth. Assess where they are on their journey and whether they are in a place to receive what you are sharing.
  
  
• Hold space for reactions: If someone is triggered by the Truth, offer compassion rather than judgment. Understand that their reactions are not necessarily about you—they are about the internal battle between their ego and the soul’s call for growth.
  
  
• Speak from a place of love: The Truth, when spoken from a place of love and care, has the power to heal rather than harm. Make sure your intention is to uplift and support transformation, not to criticize or demean.
  
  
• Allow for processing: Give others the time and space they need to process what they’ve heard. The Truth might not sink in right away, but over time, it will resonate.

The Courage to Speak the Truth

Speaking the Truth takes courage. It is not always easy, and it often comes with the risk of triggering others. But these triggers are necessary for growth and healing, both individually and collectively. While speaking your truth is important for self-expression, speaking the Truth goes beyond that, it is an act of service to others, as it helps them break through their illusions, face their ego, and ultimately, evolve.

Now many people in anger and disdain will respond to you that no-one can hold the Truth. Well the Truth won’t be found in your brain, this is for sure, but in the part of you that transcends it, your Soul, connected to universal consciousness in all ways, always, is here to teach it to you so that you can convey with the right words, if you can leave Ego aside for a moment.

If you feel called to speak the Truth, do so with integrity, compassion, and an understanding of the profound impact your words may have. The Truth will resonate at a deeper level, awakening something in those who hear it, even if it triggers discomfort. Remember, the ego resists what the soul knows is real, but it is in that resistance that true transformation is born.