Habit

By the very force of past practice, one is drawn forward even without conscious effort. Even the mere seeker of yoga transcends the realm of scriptural ritual.

Destiny is created by a person's thoughts, habits, and character.

Yogic practices alone are not enough; purification of the heart is essential. Self-reflection is necessary to eliminate faults and bad habits. Correct your flaws, such as selfishness, pride, jealousy, and hatred. Cultivate your heart by sharing with others and engaging in selfless service, which will lead to a pure mind.

O Goddess, I have revealed to you the pure truth that is the Guru Gītā. One should always recite it oneself, for it destroys the affliction of worldly existence.

By following Bharata with strict regularity, one will undoubtedly develop devotion to the feet of Sita and Rama and a disdain for worldly pleasures.

The person who takes one meal in the morning and one at night, without eating or drinking in between, and follows this regimen for six consecutive years, abstaining from harming any creature and regularly offering libations to their sacred fire every day, undoubtedly achieves success.

The person who donates a harmless cow, which gives birth to good calves at regular intervals and doesn't run away from home, and gives a brass vessel for milking, will enjoy heaven for as many years as the number of hairs on the cow's body.

Those Brahmanas who work as physicians, or receive regular pay for worshiping deities, or live off the service of deities, or observe vows out of pride or false motives, and those who sell Soma, do not deserve to be invited.

One who is devoted to the path of liberation, is moderate in their habits, and has mastered their senses, attains the highest state that transcends the material world and is unchangeable.

The person who is addicted to worldly possessions and breaks good habits, disturbing social harmony, should be punished firmly. Anyone who tries to disobey authority, whether a servant, son, or even a saint, should be punished or even killed for their sinful nature.

A person's individual judgment is overruled by established laws and customs. Wise people never go against what is acceptable according to these norms.

A Christian should find joy, not in doing good works or following good customs, but in doing them solely for the love of God, without any other motivation.

God loves moral goodness so much that when Solomon asked for wisdom to teach and govern his people with good customs, God was pleased and granted him not only wisdom but also riches and honor, making him unparalleled among kings.

Because when it has the habit of union, which is a supernatural state, memory and the other faculties completely fail in their natural functions and go beyond their natural limitations, even to God, who is supernatural.

God has given me true knowledge of things: to know the nature of the world and the virtues of the elements, the beginning, end, and middle of times, the changes in seasons and the consummation of seasons, and the changes in customs, the divisions of seasons, the courses of the year, and the dispositions of the stars

The second reason is that the soul regularly needs guidance on the things that happen within it, so that it can be led to spiritual poverty and detachment, which is the dark night.

According to theologians, faith is a habit of the soul that is both certain and obscure. The reason for this obscurity is that faith allows us to believe in truths revealed by God, which go beyond natural light and human understanding.

Right thought is a necessary step, and once it becomes a habit, free from errors of the senses, desires, old associations, and intellectual prejudices, the understanding becomes purified and no longer poses a significant obstacle to further knowledge.

In some individuals, the physical aspect of their being controls their mind, will, and actions, resulting in a person focused primarily on their physical life, needs, and habits, with little consideration for anything beyond that, limiting their other potential and tendencies.

The limited amount of imperfect sympathy, knowledge, and good-will that comes from the law, need, and habit of association is not enough for truly effective action.