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self control cis essentially being in control of one's own mind rather than being in
control of one's mind..
2. in simple words self control is forming sound judgments, that means identifying
preferable from pleasurable in each situation and avoiding temptations of pleasurables &
opting for preferable..
3. a man though having enough abilities is not reliable if he/she has not control over
his/her self.. Sometimes our abilities and capabilities lead us to ego and it ultimately leads
us to disaster..
Self control adds stability to our abilities and capabilities..
4. As you all know that each of us ids having 4 personalities: child, youth, adult and
elder..
Whenever a pleasurable thing is seen, the child within us "needs" it and asks" for
it.. The youth within us "wants" it and "takes" it, often forcefully and that is the cause for
many reactions within us and from
Outside and that is the root of conflicts within and conflicts with outside...
5. So self control is joining the child with elder and the youth with adult...
6. Timeliness in actions, harmony in feelings, truth in thoughts is perfect self control...
7. it is the way to move from negative thoughts , feelings and actions towards positive
thoughts , feelings and actions...
8. Avoid anger, hate, dislike, irritation, emotional outburst and other negative feelings...
9. Self control is being positive, avoiding negative and constantly improving oneself...
10. The entire teaching of Buddha Gautam for avoiding grief and finding ultimate truth is
summarized in the following lines:
WHAT IS EVIL THAT DONT DO
WHAT IS GOOD YOU DO
KEEP YOUR MIND EVER PURE TOO
THAT IS BUDDHAS TEACHING FOR YOU
Dhammapada: 11-5
It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car
windows.
- Erma Bombeck
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
- Bible
I exercise self-control and never touch any beverage stronger than gin before breakfast.
- W. C. Fields
Self-Control
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I have been my own disciple and my own master. And I have been a
good disciple but a bad master. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943,
translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
I am,
indeed,
a king,
because I know how
to rule myself.
~Pietro Aretino, 10 May 1537
It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.
~Mick Jagger
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. ~Benjamin Franklin
Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the
doorbell. ~Author Unknown
You are a puppet, but in the hands of the infinite, which may be your
own. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S.
Merwin
Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them. ~James
Fallows
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of
throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. ~Buddha
I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to. ~Author Unknown
master of [our] fate, the captain of [our] soul (William Ernest Henley).