Discipline gives total freedom. It allows you to go beyond limitation - to break through boundaries and reach the highest goal. The path of discipline will not only save a person's life but also give meaning. How? By introducing him to deeper joys and deeper longings by creating a silence in which the whisper of the heart can be heard . Truly discipline is the road to liberation. It is like a shield that protects the senses allows the seeker to lead his life with great maturity and awareness - with love , respect and freedom.
The lure of the senses is tremendous. Elephant is a slave to the sense of touch. Deer is a slave to the sense of smell. A serpent - slave to music. Fish- slave to taste. Moth - sense of sight. How pitiful your plight . Oh! Human being! You are addicted to all five forms of pleasures . You are the cause of every actions in your life. You are the one who sets it in motion. The joy of senses are short lived. But the joy you attain through discipline lasts a lifetime. Bad eating habits are the hardest to give up. Improper eating habits put a heavy burden on the nervous system. Laziness is caused mainly by lack of discipline in eating. When you eat it should become a worship. Consider food as a gift from God. If your food is pure it will make your mind pure. With a pure mind your character , personality, and higher understanding will all evolve. If you give away food in charity you are freed from its grip. Discipline in eating fills you with spiritual radiance.
When you use words with discrimination , concentration and contemplation you attract grace. You also gain the respect of others. The truth is that you can cultivate anything you want in this body. You can let it go waste or you can use it as a vehicle to carry you to God. The body is a gift from God. The purpose of the body is to help you know God to help you reach God.
No one with a loose tongue can ever do meditation. That is like trying to carry water in a bucket full of holes. Make sometime everyday to go inside and travel in your own inner world. Every time you have good thought, write it down. At the end of the day read all the good thoughts you have had. Human body is a temple within which God dwells in the form of Self. Without the joy of self our wealth is zero. Our beauty is zero. Our accomplishments are zero.
Yoga is that which unites the mind to the sopreme soul. No matter how tired you are you can still have the presence of mind to be nice. You can still have the presence of mind to smile and share the hidden happiness. When you sit for meditation you are actually helping the body.
Through discipline and regularity you can conserve the strength of your body and make it grow so that you can use it for the pursuit of God. Give up bad company and keep the company of those who love God. Listen to their conversation and discussion about God.
