Habits are not easy to give up; choose yours wisely

शमथ। Samatha

Make a habit and it stays with you even after you leave this body. Once a habit is formed, it
takes consistent effort over a long period of time to erase it from your subconscious memory.
Even a single moment of doubt will make the effort invalid as your subconscious mind does not
function according to your justifications.

Trying to reason with the subconscious mind is similar to reasoning with a Bluetooth speaker to
let you listen to a particular song when it is not paired with the device on which the song is
stored. There is no place for ifs and buts in your subconscious register. It is simply incapable of
understanding your strengths and weaknesses. But it responds well to commands, but
commands should be crisp and clear. In short, there is no point in feeding a big story to the
subconscious mind. Stick to clear commands with regular reinforcements. In ordinary terms, this
is called willpower.

Willpower should not be a product of egoistic pride or altruistic pride but based on the firm
understanding of what is good for you. You must have the willingness to align your
understanding with Wisdom and not with your whimsical thoughts. This is how you clear a habit
or form a habit. Your actions are governed by habits irrespective of whether you like them or
not. Your habits are governed by your will.

To have the life you dream of, begin by changing your habits to suit the life you want to have.
Ensure that you have the humility not to think that “I know”.

Feel Blessed
Swastham Shantam Sampurnam