“Bad habits are like an octopus – they have many tentacles to hold you in their grip. And once they enwrap you, those octopus-like habits feed on you, they will destroy you.
But if good habits have a hold on you, they will nourish you.
Don’t at all let your mind tell you that it is so hard to be good and so easy to be bad. It is much easier to be good than to suffer the consequences of wrong
actions. It is a little difficult sometimes to resist temptation because your senses try to entrap you. But once you get into the habit of being good, it is very hard to be bad; because you know you will be beaten up within and without by doing something you know is wrong.
actions. It is a little difficult sometimes to resist temptation because your senses try to entrap you. But once you get into the habit of being good, it is very hard to be bad; because you know you will be beaten up within and without by doing something you know is wrong.There is no fun in having bad habits.
Just as crime doesn’t pay, so bad habits don’t pay, because they will destroy your health and happiness and peace of mind, and they will also set a bad example for those you love. You must strive to conquer harmful habits now. Don’t be a weakling. Stay away from the things that stimulate your bad habits. And always choose good substitutes that will bring you peace of mind and a sound, healthy body.
Temptations are charming and strong, but you are stronger because the image of God is within you.
No matter how many times you fall, you can rise again. But when you admit defeat, then you are lost. And lost is your peace and happiness.”
The Divine Romance, Paramahansa Yogananda, Pg. 327-328.
Paramhansa Yogananda (1893 – 1952), one of the most renowned and beloved yoga masters of the 20th century, is the author of the spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi. One of the first teachers to bring yoga to the West, Yogananda emphasized direct inner experience of the Divine, which he called “Self-realization.” His teachings are universal and offer a practical approach to inner awakening.
