As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds. -- The Buddha
Discipline of yourself is absolutely necessary before the power of God is given to you. -- May 26, "Twenty-Four Hours A Day"
The discipline of oneself is not to hone our thinking...our reasoning mind is as honed as it needs to be. Our discipline lies in detaching from our reasoning mind as the source of our solution.
We turn to a power greater than ourselves, e.g., God, in trust that It can and will intervene in our lives in our behalf.
If we do not discipline ourselves to trust that by doing that, we will of necessity continue to rely on our reasoning mind, our ego's home. That ensures that we will continue to live a life of blaming and shaming whoever crosses our reasoning-mind field including, of course, ourselves.
There is no peace there for there is no spiritual growth there.
Thank You.
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