How to cultivate virtues

Self control clears the mind, strengthens judgement and elevates your character. It gives you freedom , peace, bliss and joy. It strengthens your will.

He who conquers himself is greater than the commamder-in-chief who conquers a country.

Self control is the master key that opens the realm of eternal bliss and immortality.

There is no triumph more glorious than that of the victory obtained over your own self.

Control your senses and mind. You will attain self realization.

Obtain self mastery. Conquer thyself. Till you have done this, you will only be a slave of the senses.

He who is a subject to his passions is the worst slave on the face of this earth. He who rules his passions, desires, cravings and senses is the real King of kings. He is the Supreme Ruler or president of self-Goverenment. Crowns and sceptres are nothing for him. He is the best Government.

Every temptation that is resisted, every evil thought that is subdued, every desire or craving that is destroyed, every bitter word that is withheld, every action that is checked paves a long way to the attainment of evalasting peace and bliss

He who can command and govern himself can govern and command others.

Self control gives you power to withstand trial, to bear sufferings and to face danger.

Self control leads to the highest merit. Self control is the eternal duty of man. Self control surpasses in merit charity and study in the vedas.

Self control imcreases your energy. self control is highly sacred. Through self control, you will be purified of all your sins, and gifted with energy and character. You will acquire the highest blessedness.

There is no other duty equal to self control. Self control is the highest virtue in the world. Through self control, you can enjoy the highest happinessn both in this world and in the next. Gifted with self control, you will win great virtues.

The self controlled man, sleeps happily and awakes happily and moves in the world happily.He is always cheerful. Self control is the best of all Vows.

Sivananda