Power of discipline

1. POWER OF DISCIPLINE

2.  nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhutale  srimate bhaktivedanta-swamin iti namine  namas te saraswate deve gaura-vani-pracharine  nirvishesha shunyavadi pashchatya desha tarine  śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda "I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet. Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanya deva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism." Pranama mantra to His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

3. DEFINITION - TAPA, SADHANA, ABHYASA, SVADHYAYA, YAJNA, DANA TAPA – DISCIPLINE OF BODY, MIND, SPEECH DISCIPLINE IN A STUDENT LIFE CHALLENGES IN DISCIPLINE AND DISCIPLINE RECIPE DISCIPLINE FOR KALI YUGA. SADHANA NOW

4. DISCIPLINE IS…  Discipline is action or inaction that is regulated to be in accordance with a particular system of governance. Discipline is commonly applied to regulating human and animal behavior. In the academic and professional worlds a discipline is a specific branch of knowledge, learning or practice  The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment and encouragement to correct disobedience  WhY train? WHAT FOR?  SADHANA  SHASANA  SEVA  TAPA विनय m. vinaya discipline शासन n. zAsana discipline योग m. yoga discipline अभ्यास m. abhyAsa discipline विनय m. vinaya humility तपस् n. tapas special observance The Vedas and severe austerity are known as brahma (vedas tattvaṁ tapo brahma). Brahma also means “the Absolute Truth.” One has to cultivate knowledge of the Absolute Truth by pursuing studies in the Vedas and undergoing severe austerities and penances. (SB 4/31/2 purport)

5. STUDY WORK ARMYSPORT Where DISCIPLINE is applied? PERSONAL LIFE & ACHIEVEMENTS SPIRITUAL SADHANA RELATIONSHIP & FAMILY

6.  BG 18.5: Actions based upon  sacrifice,  charity, and  penance should never be abandoned; they must certainly be performed. Indeed, acts of sacrifice, charity, and penance are purifying even for those who are wise. SB 4.29.68, purport If the regulative principles ordered by the spiritual master are followed rigidly, the mind will gradually be trained to desire nothing but the service of Kṛṣṇa. Such training is the perfection of life.

7. Tapa, sadhana and all kind of disciplined activities help us to control body and senses. It is what we call “pratyahara”. It is said, that real bhakta/yogi is like an old coconut – he is still within the shell of this nut but if we shake it we will see – it is not attached to the shell. By discipline we can do this separation from the shells of gross and subtle bodies. Separating sense objects from senses, mind from senses, our true selves from mind. We become observers. The essence of discipline – to separate one’s own mind from one’s desires. How? By attaching it to the guru’s and Krsna’s desires. This way we will separate our selves and minds, we will learn the position of observer.

10. ŚB 2.9.24 सृजामि तपसैवेदं ग्रसामि तपसा पुन: । बिभमिि तपसा ववश्वं वीर्यं िे दुश्चरं तप: ॥ २४ ॥ sṛjāmi tapasaivedaṁ grasāmi tapasā punaḥ bibharmi tapasā viśvaṁ vīryaṁ me duścaraṁ tapaḥ I create this cosmos by such penance, I maintain it by the same energy, and I withdraw it all by the same energy. Therefore the potency is penance only.

11. तप तपस्र्या

12. ŚB 2.9.23 प्रत्र्याददष्टं िर्या तत्र त्वयर्य कििवविोदिते । तपो िे हृदर्यं साक्षादात्िािं तपसोऽनघ ॥ २३ ॥ pratyādiṣṭaṁ mayā tatra tvayi karma-vimohite tapo me hṛdayaṁ sākṣād ātmāhaṁ tapaso ’nagha O sinless Brahmā, you may know from Me that it was I who first ordered you to undergo penance when you were perplexed in your duty. Such penance is My heart and soul, and therefore penance and I are nondifferent.

14. Disciplining the Body Discipline of the body consists of:  Worship of God, the learned, ones teachers and superiors like the father and mother  Internal & External Cleanliness  Simplicity  Purity (brahmacarya) देवद्ववजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचिाजिवि ् | ब्रह्िचर्यििदिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्र्यते ||14|| deva-dvija-guru-prājña- pūjanaṁ śaucam ārjavam brahmacaryam ahiṁsā ca śārīraṁ tapa ucyate BG 17.14

15. Disciplining the Speech Discipline of the Speech consists of:  Speaking words that are truthful, pleasing, beneﬁcial  Not speaking agitating/ offensive words to others  In regularly studying and reciting wisdom literatures अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्र्यं सत्र्यं वप्रर्यदितं च र्यत् | स्वाध्र्यार्याभ्र्यसनं चैव वाङ्िर्यं तप उच्र्यते anudvega-karaṁ vākyaṁ satyaṁ priya-hitaṁ ca yat svādhyāyābhyasanaṁ caiva vāṅ-mayaṁ tapa ucyate BG 17.15

16. Disciplining the Mind Discipline of the Mind consists of:  Serenity of thought,  without duplicity towards others,  silence,  self-control,  purity of purpose — all these are declared as the austerity of the mind. िन: प्रसाद: सौम्र्यत्वं िौनिात्िववयनग्रि: | भावसंशुद्धिररत्र्येतत्तपो िानसिुच्र्यते || 16|| manaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ maunam ātma-vinigrahaḥ bhāva-sanśhuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam uchyate BG 17.16

17. Discipline: Sign of a Leader  One who has command over his words, mind and body is qualified to command the World “A sober person who can  tolerate the urge to speak,  the mind's demands,  the actions of anger and  the urges of the tongue, belly and genitals is qualified to make disciples all over the world.” väco vegam manasah krodha- vegam jihvä-vegam udaropastha-vegam etän vegän yo viSaheta dhiraH sarväm apimäm pRthivim sa shiSyät Upadeshamrta 1

18. How to get rid of material disturbances? Regulation in all aspects of Life, such as  habits of eating,  sleeping,  recreation and  work leads to mitigation of all material pains by practicing the Yoga system र्युक्तािारवविारस्र्य र्युक्तचेष्टस्र्य कििसु | र्युक्तस्वप्नाविोिस्र्य र्योगो भवयत दु:खिा || 17|| yuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-ceṣṭasya karmasu yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkha-hā BG 6.17

20. Discipline in Student Life A student should have these 5 characteristics:  Efforts should be similar to a crow, (Repetitive, remember story of a crow trying to drink water from a pot- while placing pieces of stones to raise the water level)  Focus on the work like a crane,  Take alert naps (sleep) similar to that of a dog;  one should eat less and  as far as possible, stay away from home (say in a hostel)! काक चेष्टा, बको ध्यानं, स्िान ननद्रा तथैि च । अल्पहारी, गृहत्यागी, विद्याथी पंच लक्षणं ।। kaak cheshta bako dhyanam swan nindra tathaiwa cha| alpahari grhatyaagi vidyarthi pancha lakshanam|| Subhashitam

21. Efforts should be similar to a crow, (Repetitive, remember story of a crow trying to drink water from a pot- while placing pieces of stones to raise the water level) Focus on the work like a crane Take alert naps (sleep) similar to that of a dog; one should eat less as far as possible, stay away from home (say in a hostel)!

22. Role of a Guardian in different phases of growth Affection: Indulge a child for the first five years of his life, Discipline: For the next ten years deal firmly with the child. Friendship & Guidance: Once the child is sixteen, treat him as a friend लालर्येत् पञ्च वर्ािणि दश वर्ािणि ताडर्येत ् / प्राप्ते तु र्ोडशे वर्े पुत्रं मित्रवदाचरेत ् // Subhashitam

23. DEFINITION - TAPA, SADHANA, ABHYASA, SVADHYAYA, YAJNA, DANA TAPA – DISCIPLINE OF BODY, MIND, SPEECH DISCIPLINE IN A STUDENT LIFE CHALLENGES IN DISCIPLINE AND DISCIPLINE RECIPE DISCIPLINE FOR KALI YUGA – YUGA-DHARMA - SADHANA NOW

24.  SATYA YUGA - (sometimes also called krta-yuga): the golden age lasts 1,728,000 years. The process of self-realization in this yuga is meditation on Visnu. During this yuga the majority of the population is situated in the mode of goodness and the average life span at the beginning of the yuga is 100,000 years.  TRETA YUGA - also called the silver age, lasts 1,296,000 years and the process of self realization is the performance of opulent yajnas(sacrifices). The average life span is 10,000 years and the godly qualities decrease one fourth compared to the Satya yuga. It is during this age that Varna-asrama-dharma is introduced.  DVAPARA YUGA - or the bronze age, lasts 864,000 years and the process of self realization is the worship of the deities within temples. Godly qualities are reduced to 50% by now and the average life expectancy is only 1000 years.  KALI YUGA - the iron age of hypocrisy and quarrel lasts 432,000 years. Lord Krsna appeared in His original, trancendental form right before the beginning of Kali Yuga. The process of self realization is sankirtana, the chanting of the Holy Names of the Lord. God consciousness is reduced to 25% of the population and life expectancy is only 100 years. By now already 5000 years of Kali yuga have passed and it is predicted that by the end of the yuga people will hardly be older than 20 years and their only food will be meat. DISCIPLINE FOR KALI YUGA - DESCRIPTION OF EACH YUGA

25. DISCIPLINE FOR KALI YUGA - Yuga-dharmas – METHODS of self-realization  SATYA-YUGA - Meditation  TRETA-YUGA - Yajna  DVAPARA-YUGA – Diety worship  KALI-YUGA – Chanting God’s names 4 levels of Speech: 1) SATYA YUGA – Para-language. MENTAL AGE, everything is in the mind, they don’t even need sound to communicate, they are stable in meditation. 2) TRETA YUGA – Madhyama-language. Object of meditation and vision are internal. 3) DVAPARA YUGA - Pashyanti-language. Divine perception. 4) KALI YUGA – Vaikhari-language – mundane speech, has an external object, external mentality

26. DISCIPLINE FOR KALI YUGA - The four legs of dharma - WHY 4 PRINCIPLES?  TAPA - Austerity  SHAUCA - Cleanliness  DAYA - Mercy  SATYAM - Truthfulness  No use of Intoxication - Practice of Austerity  No Illicit Sex - Practice of cleanliness of the mind  No Meat-Eating - Practice of mercy  No Gambling -Practice of truthfulness सूत उिाच अभ्यर्थितस्तदा तस्मै स्थानानन कलये ददौ । द्यूतं पानं स्त्स्िय: सूना यिाधमिश्चतुवििध: ॥ ३८ ॥ sūta uvāca abhyarthitas tadā tasmai sthānāni kalaye dadau dyūtaṁ pānaṁ striyaḥ sūnā yatrādharmaś catur-vidhaḥ SB 1.17.38 Sūta Gosvāmī said: Mahārāja Parīkṣit, thus being petitioned by the personality of Kali, gave him permission to reside in places where - gambling, - drinking, - prostitution and - animal slaughter were performed. SB 1.17.38

27. DISCIPLINE FOR KALI YUGA - The four legs of dharma  ŚB 1.17.24 तप: शौचं दर्या सत्र्यमियत पादा: कृ ते कृ ता: । अििांशैस्त्रर्यो भग्ना: स्िर्यसङ्गिदैस्तव ॥ २४ ॥  tapaḥ śaucaṁ dayā satyam iti pādāḥ kṛte kṛtāḥ adharmāṁśais trayo bhagnāḥ smaya-saṅga-madais tava  In the age of Satya [truthfulness] your four legs were established by the four principles of austerity, cleanliness, mercy and truthfulness. But it appears that three of your legs are broken due to rampant irreligion in the form of pride, lust for women, and intoxication.

28. DISCIPLINE FOR KALI YUGA - KALI-Yuga-dharma In the Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa it is said that in Kali-yuga (the present yuga, or age), when people in general are - short-lived, - slow in spiritual realization - and always disturbed by various anxieties, the best means of spiritual realization is chanting the holy name of the Lord. harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā (CC Adi 17.21)

29. Scriptural references:  The practice of chanting the Hare Krishna mantra is recommended in the Puranic, the Pañcaratra, and throughout Vaishnava literature in general. For example:  "All the grievous sins are removed for one who worships Lord Sri Hari, the Lord of all lords, and chants the holy name, the Maha-mantra."—Padma Purana; Svarga Khanda 50.6  "Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare: Whoever chants this mantra, even neglectfully, will attain the supreme goal of life. Of this there is no doubt."— Agni Purana  "This sixteen-name, thirty-two syllable mantra is the Maha-mantra in the Age of Kali by which all living beings can be delivered. One should never abandon chanting this mahamantra."— Ananta-samhita  "About this divinely spiritual Maha-mantra, which delivers one from material existence, the original guru, Lord Brahma, has said 'The srutis have declared this mantra to be the best means of deliverance in the Age of Kali'. Having all heard this from Brahma, the sons and disciples of Brahma, beginning with Narada, all accepted the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra and, having meditated on it, attained perfection."—Ananta-samhita

30.  YAMA (र्यि, yama) - ethical restrictions or universal moral precepts  AHIMSA - non-violence (including vegetarianism);  SATYA - truthfulness;  ASTEYA - non-appropriation of a stranger (non-stealing);  BRAHMACHARYA - temperance; control lust and preserve chastity before marriage; internal concentration, not dissolution;  APARIGRAHA - non-binding (non- acceptance of gifts), non-accumulation, non-attachment.  NIYAMA (यनर्यि, niyama) - spiritual principles; acceptance, cultivation, fulfillment and development of positive virtues  SAUCHA is purity, both external (cleanliness) and internal (purity of mind). Saucha is considered on three levels: 1) The purity of the body is the practice of kriya, asana, pranayama; hygiene, wearing clean clothes, cleanliness of food, maintaining a home clean and tidy. 2) The purity of speech. This is observance of the norms of the language, good diction and morality of statements. 3) Purity of thought. This lack of negative emotions, such as hatred, anger, fear, greed, pride, lust, etc.  SANTOSH - modesty, satisfaction with the present, optimism.  TAPAS - self-discipline, diligence in achieving spiritual goals.  SWADHYAYA - cognition, the study of spiritual and scientific literature, the formation of a culture of thinking.  ISHVARA-PRANIDHANA - the adoption of Ishvara (God) as its goal, the only ideal in life. Discipline and Mind Power increase by developing such qualities:

32. Challenges in Discipline Weak Desire & Determination Uncontrolled Mind Unbridled Habits Unregulated Lifestyle Unholy Association Unfavorable Environment

33. Discipline by Choice or by Force  We must all suffer from two pains: 1. Pain of discipline Or 2. Pain of regret  Difference is 1)Discipline weighs ounces while 1)Regret weighs tonnes

34. DISCIPLINE RECIPE  POLE STAR – GET MOTIVATED, FIND THE REAL REASON FOR THIS YOU HAVE TO WORK ON YOUR REAL GOAL AND FIND OUT YOUR REAL SELF  ONE TASK PER TIME UNTILL IT BECOMES A HABIT. AFTER THAT – TAKE UP ANOTHER TASK  PRE-PLANNED DECISION TO REJECT TEMPTATIONS.  RIGHT ASSOCIATION

35. ACTIVITY #I - FIND YOUR DISCIPLINE RECIPE WRITE DOWN THE ANSWERS, DISCUSS IN PAIRS  REAL GOAL - PURPOSE  WHAT MOTIVATES YOU TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL - REASON  WHO YOU GONNA BE AFTER HAVING ACHIEVED THIS  PLAN WHAT HABITS DO YOU WANT TO DEVELOP IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS  PRE-PLANE POSSIBLE TEMPTATIONS AND THE ANSWERS TO REJECT THEM  WHAT WILL BE YOUR RIGHT ASSOCIATION TO ACHIEVE IT? 5 MIN TO WRITE 5 MIN TO DISCUSS 5 MIN TO REPRESENT

36. Practical Tips for being Self Disciplined  Get yourself organized  Don’t constantly seek to be entertained  Be on time  Keep your word  Do the most difficult tasks first  Finish what you start  Accept correction  Practice self denial  Welcome responsibility

37. Do you want to have more free time? For yourself? What are you going to do at your fully free time?

38. PLEASE, CHANT MAKE SADHANA AND BE HAPPY …Thank You…

39. “The senses are so strong and impetuous, O Arjuna, that they forcibly carry away the mind even of a man of discrimination who is endeavoring to control them.” (BG 2.60) (BG 2.61) “One who restrains his senses and fixes his consciousness upon Me, is known as a man of steady intelligence.”

41. The Discipline CLUE “Know the self (atman) as the lord of the chariot, and the body as the chariot. Know the intellect as the charioteer, and the mind as the reins. The senses are the horses … He who has no understanding, whose mind is always unrestrained; his senses are out of control, as wicked horses are for a charioteer. He, however, who has understanding, whose mind is always restrained, his senses are under control, as good horses are for a charioteer.” (Katha Up. 1, 3, 3-6) Soul Intelligence Mind Senses

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