{"id":791,"date":"2019-01-21T06:50:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T01:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discoverursupersoul.com\/?p=791"},"modified":"2019-01-21T06:50:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T01:20:05","slug":"how-to-give-up-bad-habits-and-develop-new-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minivetsystem.com\/iskcon\/how-to-give-up-bad-habits-and-develop-new-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"How to give up bad habits and develop new habits?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Habits shape our destiny so it is imperative\nthat we always carefully cultivate good habits especially when we are young.\nWhat we think, what we do, how we live is heavily influenced by our habits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The\ntypes of people with whom we associate, the kinds of books we read, the movies\nwe watch, the sites we visit, the places we go all contribute in our habit\nformation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as we begin doing anything we sow\nthe seed of habit formation. And  if we\ncontinue indulging in that action  again\nand again then the tiny little seed eventually becomes a gigantic tree. If we\nnurture good habits it will make our life beautiful. But if the habits are bad\nit will open the gateway of unlimited suffering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time we realize we nurtured a wrong\nhabit and we start trying to change it we find that its extremely difficult to\nchange habits. It is not easy to uproot\na tree whose roots have gone deep into the ground.<\/strong>  The mind\nbecomes hardwired to think in a particular way<\/strong>, react in a certain way. The\nsenses as per our habits start behaving\nin a particular pattern<\/strong> and eventually gets accustomed to it. No matter how\nmuch we try our attempt to undo the wrong habits gets thwarted again and again making\nus helpless.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changing\nhabit is indeed difficult but not impossible. <\/strong>When\na man gets stuck in a marshy land he needs support of someone who is strong\nenough to pull him out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly if we want to free ourselves from\nold habits we need the support of\nsomeone who has all the good habits<\/strong> which we want to have. If we start\nassociating with such persons, taking his\/her guidance then slowly but steadily\nwe may begin cultivating desirable habits. Many a times we may not even know\nthat our certain attitude is causing our downfall. But our life\u2019s guide can help us identify those dark spots<\/strong> and give us\nsolution to cleanse it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arjuna had Krishna with him who guided him\nwhen he was in a precarious situation.  Krishna is today available with us as\nBhagavad Gita<\/strong> and if we study this life transforming literature scrutinizingly\nwe get many important tips to transform our life for good.  Reading\ngood books also equips us with better intelligence<\/strong> to take better decisions\nin our life. Along with that if we associate\nwith those who are living by the teachings of Gita<\/strong> then we can understand\nhow we can practically implement the principles of Gita in our life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example many who associated with Srila\nPrabhupada were eventually able to give\nup many terrible habits<\/strong> including drug addiction!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another process which is very effective is mantra meditation<\/strong>\nlike the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. When we chant we invoke the mercy of the\nLord and the all-powerful loving and caring Krishna purifies all the impurities\nfrom our heart. Just like the rays of\nthe sun which dissipates darkness holy names of Krishna removes the ignorance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chanting\nalso helps us to gain better control over our flickering mind.<\/strong> It helps us to develop inner muscles by which we develop strength\nto say no to the irrational demands of the mind. We can then engage our mind in\npositive thoughts which can help us to grow in our life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will not be possible to free ourselves\nfrom bad habits immediately but if we start taking steps in the right direction\nby reading books like Bhagavad Gita, associating with people who live by the\nteachings of Gita and practice mantra \u2013 meditation then slowly but surely we would succeed in planting the seeds of good habits\nin our hearts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Habits shape our destiny so it is imperative that we always carefully cultivate good habits especially when we are young. What we think, what we do, how we live is heavily influenced by our habits. The types of people with whom we associate, the kinds of books we read, the movies we watch, the sites… <\/p>\n

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