Self-discipline is all about helping your human brain gaining more control over your animal instincts. Only when we understand how both these brains function in our old-fashioned body designed for the jungle, will we be able to develop self-discipline.
Bhagawat Geeta 2.47 and mindfulness
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन ।मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥ ४७ ॥ karmaṇy evādhikāras temā phaleṣu kadācanamā karma-phala-hetur bhūrmā te saṅgo ’stv akarmaṇi Synonyms karmaṇi — in prescribed duties; eva — certainly; adhikāraḥ — right; te — of you; mā — never; phaleṣu — in the fruits; kadācana — at any time; mā — never; karma-phala — in the result of the work; hetuḥ — cause; bhūḥ — become; mā — never; te — of you; saṅgaḥ — attachment; astu — there should be; akarmaṇi — inaction. …
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