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Swami Mukundananda

Why is self-discipline so painful, and how can I get stronger at it?

Bear the pain to grow discipline

When you train, you have to tolerate pain. The mind and the senses scream, "Come on, forget it." The prefrontal cortex of the brain provides the willpower that is essential to being human.

When you train, you have to tolerate pain. The mind and the senses scream, "Come on, forget it," but if you can tolerate that pain...

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