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Self-Discipline

Advice for Self-Discipline

Let's train ourselves. Let your heart grow. People are born, grow up, learn, work, nurture the next generation, teach, learn again, and grow old. In order to make this world a little better, it is important for each and every person living in this world to strive for self-discipline. When you have time to meddle in other people's affairs, reflect on your own thoughts and actions. And let yourself grow. A person's mind can grow throughout his life. Conversely, a mind that has ceased to grow will wither and degenerate. Self-cultivation is learning, awareness, and self-discipline to grow oneself.

Introduction

Self-cultivation means correcting one's deeds. If you do something wrong, you will get unfavorable results. If all bad things happen and you have time to complain and complain, let's review whether your own actions weren't wrong. Many of life's misfortunes are caused by a lack of self-learning and practice. By correctly understanding the meaning of self-cultivation and practicing self-cultivation, you can live a happier and spiritually rich life.
The purpose of self-cultivation is one's own success and happiness, and the ultimate goal is world peace and prosperity. If people are diligent in self-cultivation and do righteous deeds, the world will move in a better direction. Of course, the world will not simply run out of those who do wrong and who do evil. Conversely, it is not uncommon for those who are honest and do what is right to suffer. Some people may wonder if there is any meaning in learning and practicing self-cultivation in such a society.
However, in a chaotic world, it is very meaningful to learn and practice self-cultivation. By learning self-cultivation, you can know the essence of the world. Whether or not you understand the phenomena that occur in the world and the causes of the happiness and unhappiness that befall you will make a big difference in your subsequent actions. Knowing what is right and what is wrong makes all the difference in the richness of life. And above all, by practicing self-cultivation, the reactions of those around you will be different. People who do good things attract people who like good things. People who behave badly attract people who like bad behavior. Depending on the practice of self-cultivation, the friends who gather will be different.
Learning and practicing the discipline will change your life. Self-cultivation is a methodology and practice for changing life in a better direction. Learning and practicing self-cultivation brings us closer to success in life in the true sense of the word.
In the world, there are "things that are not training" that pretend to be training. There are people who try to make people believe in what they say is a correct teaching, and then try to manipulate them to their own advantage. If you believe in such "non-cultivating things", you will hate certain people, become aggressive, or take wrong actions as you are deceived by bogus conspiracy theories. It is important to learn self-cultivation, but at the same time, we must be very careful not to be deceived by "non-cultivation" that pretends to be self-discipline.
Self-cultivation is directly linked to people's happiness. By learning and practicing self-cultivation, you will be happy yourself, and you will be able to create opportunities for the people around you to become happy. Bringing misfortune to a specific person or attacking them is not self-cultivation.
Life is always self-cultivation, and self-cultivation does not end until the end of life. In order to live a richer and happier life, let's learn and practice self-cultivation at the same time.

Morality and Virtue

The path is the route to the goal, virtue is the power of character that makes people admire. When you have a dream or goal, you have to find or create a path to reach that dream or goal. And along that path, it becomes very important to have the charm that attracts people to cooperate with them, the strength of character that makes people admire them. By all means, let's learn about Tao and Virtue well and put them into better practice.

Wisdom and Benevolence

Wisdom is reason and the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, and benevolence is compassion. It is dangerous to act without understanding the logic of things and right and wrong. You cannot be called a human being if you do not have a heart of compassion. In order to protect yourself from danger and ruin, to prevent troubles, and not to be resented by others, it is important to learn and practice wisdom and benevolence well.

Harmony

Harmony means being friendly and friendly. The spirit of harmony is to have no conflict, discrimination, or hatred. By having a harmonious mind, various things can be mixed well and arranged in an orderly manner. Exclusive and aggressive fundamentalism is incompatible with the spirit of harmony. As part of your self-cultivation, let's learn the spirit of harmony and put it into practice.

Self-Reflection

It is very important to learn the method of self-reflection correctly and practice it correctly. Others and society don't get what you want so easily. When you face some troubles and challenges, you are the one who can change yourself. When things don't go your way, it's important to reflect on yourself and change your ways. By learning proper self-reflection, troubles at home and in society can be reduced, making it easier to build better relationships.

Lifestyle

Review your lifestyle. By adopting better lifestyle habits, you can live a healthier and more energetic life. Continuing a bad lifestyle is not good for you physically or mentally. It is very difficult to change ingrained lifestyle habits. However, in order to change your life for the better, it is important to drastically review your lifestyle and practice better lifestyle habits.

Courage

Learn about courage. Courage isn't just about being bossy or doing stupid and haphazard things. Admitting your own mistakes is also an important courage. Learning about courage correctly and practicing it correctly will change your life more and more. The right practice of courage is effective in attracting a new, stronger and better life.

Emotional Movement

Observe the movements of your heart. The human mind works in a complicated way. People can take unexpected actions due to sudden movements of the mind. If you can't control your mind, you may do irreversible things in your relationships. First of all, observe the movement of your own heart and find wisdom to move it in a good direction.

Gratitude

Thank. Thank you for being born and for being alive until now. Be grateful for the opportunities and blessings you've given us, but also be grateful for the pain and suffering you've given us. Appreciate everyone around you. Thank your ancestors and thank your age. Learning about gratitude and continuing to be grateful will help you find hints that will change your life for the better.

Observation

Learn how to observe. Observe things carefully and discover the truth behind them. In order to take the right action, it is important to see things right. If you judge and act without seeing things correctly, you may make a big mistake. By improving your observation skills, you will be less likely to be swayed by immediate information, and you will be able to make the right decisions and take appropriate actions.

Introspection

Introspection is looking inside your own mind. Naikanho is originally a Buddhist training method, and it seems to refer to concentrating the mind in a state like zazen and gazing at the universe in one's mind while meditating. Humans are surprisingly ignorant of themselves. By observing your emotions and thoughts and their changes, you can re-examine your true nature and think of ways to change it for the better.

Learning

Let's study. Pursue your studies and become an expert in your field. A well-acquired knowledge can be a lifelong asset that will be useful in various aspects of life. There is no end to the pursuit of learning. Continue learning throughout your life to become a better professional. Let's not only learn deeply and narrowly, but also learn broadly and shallowly. Those who are well educated will have a better life.

Negotiation

Have bargaining power. Acquiring bargaining skills is very useful in business and in human relationships to advance various things in an advantageous manner. Learn negotiating skills as wisdom for living, and use the learned negotiating skills to negotiate in various situations. It is important to acquire bargaining power not only to improve one's own position, but also to improve society as a whole.

Expressiveness

Get expressive. People who are inferior in expressiveness often lose in society. In order to go out into society and be better evaluated by those around you, it is important to learn about and improve your expressiveness. In order to hone your expressive power, seize various opportunities and acquire opportunities to express yourself. Let's become a person with excellent expressive power by polishing our expressive power while failing many times.

Decisiveness

Life is a series of decisions. Poor decision-making or procrastination can lead to more and more problems. However, making hasty decisions based on incorrect information can lead to catastrophic failures. People must learn how to make decisions correctly and quickly, and practice them.

Health

Learn about health and take care of it. Being healthy is the most important thing to live a happy and fulfilling life. First of all, let's learn the importance of health and learn what kind of lifestyle and way of thinking to maintain health. And continue to practice better health habits and continue to improve your life.

Influence

Be influential. Be an influencer. In this world, there are people who can give people dreams and hopes, people who can lead a team, and people who can gather and move people. How do influential people differ from ordinary people? How can I become an influential person? Learn about influence, master influence, and change the world.

Dreams and Challenges

Have a dream Find various challenges and overcome them to make your dreams come true. Life is not interesting if you just spend your days. Let's have a wonderful dream. And let's challenge for that dream. By discovering issues on your own and overcoming them one by one, life itself will become richer and richer in content. Those who continue to take on challenges will shine brightly.

Desired Presence

Be the person you want to be. Be a person who is needed and liked by people. Learn about what kind of people people want and what kind of people they like. And let's correct our own deeds in order to become an existence that is sought after and an existence that is liked. Let's increase the value of our existence by continuing to practice daily. Aim to be a loved and indispensable presence in your home, organization, and society.

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