Discipline is freedom

We all yearn for freedom. It is something that allows us to make our own decisions, not be restricted to certain limitations, be able to express ourselves completely, have the opportunity to choose and be in total control of our life.

The Sweetest of Fruits

This desire is an innate part of us and rightfully ours. It can be accessed by our own will. Despite that, most of us fail to harness and use it appropriately.

The power within all of us enables us to act however and whenever we like. There is no other limitation to this, other than our own belief system and motivations. The point is that we are able to do so, no matter the circumstances we’re in or the consequences that follow.

The only thing we need to do is recognize this ability and use it. We simply have to choose to act differently and thus liberation will be ours. Once that happens we get liberated from everything we thought was holding us back and can therefore express our truest self.

This is also the point where most people fail because they are afraid to make that decision or simply give up too soon. To overcome this flaw we need to have discipline.

Discipline is freedom – the ultimate thing in life. As strange as it sounds, it is the truth.

Discipline Is Freedom

Discipline can be summed up as the ability to do whatever we desire any given moment. Despite the weather, no matter the circumstances we’re faced with, situations we’re in and especially in spite of how we feel.

It is acting against our own will and acting regardless of how we feel. The external frame might seem like we are restricting ourselves to only a limited set of actions or lack thereof. In reality, discipline allows us to get more freedom than ever.

What we want to do or achieve in life, our dreams, can be seen as in perfect harmony with our true self, the person who we are.

However, if we lack the discipline to go out and do what is necessary to accomplish those tasks, then we will never be able to turn them into reality. They will remain nothing else but illusions in our head.

Why is this so? The reason may lie in the fact that our conscious self and the person we walk around in are in conflict with one another. We know what we want, but cannot muster enough courage or strength to take action.

It Is a Conflict of Will

At that point we are not acting as if we have freedom because we fall into the immediate motivations of our ego, whilst neglecting the yearning of our spirit.

The difference between the two is in their primary state of being.

Our true self is the person who we are. It is characterized by higher awareness and consciousness and operates from the neocortex.

The ego is the unconscious part of our psyche that originates from the subconscious mind. It contributes to the self but is not in an alignment with our consciousness.

This miscommunication is the result of the evolutionary selective pressure of trying to survive. The ego is always protecting its own existence by attempting to maintain homeostasis within us. Any change will make us burn too much energy which ought to be spared.

Our Dark Side

That is why there is an inner conflict between the psyche and its shadow. Our consciousness wants to expand and express infinite potentiality but the ego will always try to prevent that from happening in fear of losing itself. To do that, it creates a protective circle around itself and does not want to conduct any change.

Once we harness discipline and act regardless, we are expressing more freedom than ever by liberating our conscious self from the grips of the subconscious mind. The ego gets kicked from the throne for that moment and will be replaced by our true self. We achieve freedom of choice which is congruent with what we want.

When our motivations and desire for immediate gratification have been overcome and we act from the perspective of our true self then we have attained complete freedom from not only our own mind, but also anything external as well.

By applying discipline we are able to go through anything and that is ultimate freedom.

Rather than being subject to circumstance (the environment, other people, our own motivations), we will be able to dictate our own by putting in the necessary action. As we use discipline to do what we want regardless of anything else we are creating our own reality where we are completely free.

We will be able to do what we want despite the situation. Discipline is freedom

Discipline Expresses Our True Self

Discipline is also a manifestation of our consciousness. Being aware of where our true self lies and what sort of a communication we receive is incredibly important for getting in touch with who we truly are.

Doing what resonates with our true self and not being paralyzed by the false beliefs of our ego is a skill worthy to have. We will be able to recognize what goes on in our head on a habitual basis and also influence this pattern to the degree where we will be able to take charge of our life.

Discipline is freedom, but not only that, it will also enable us to take full responsibility over our life. We can dictate our circumstance, the results we get, despite our current situation or how we feel.

Acting against our own will might seem like too harsh, but in reality that is only a conflict within our head between the ego and our conscious self. What we are actually doing is manifesting our truest self and overcoming the blindness of our ego.

Shape Your Reality

Discipline is freedom because we will be able to not only attain what we set out to accomplish but also turn it into reality. We will not be run by our initial motivations but can influence those desires as well. Once we take action we can begin to become more and more conscious as a result. After some time we will make great progress and attract more of those vibrations to us that resonate with our consciousness. These energy patterns will make us more in an alignment with the outside world and other people.

Our actions will be contradictory to our feelings, but they reflect our words. It is through action alone where we are defined and delineated.

To Achieve Freedom

What we need to do is realize how much power we actually have. Simply knowing it is not enough and we have to be willing to do what is necessary for us to attain complete freedom.

This entails us doing what we want to accomplish despite the actual circumstances or how we feel.

Doing things with no motivation actually quadruples our results, as we will not only get the thing done but also enforce a good habit.

Having motivation is great, but discipline is a lot better. Discipline is freedom of will, whereas motivation is dependent on what our ego decides to feed us with. It can either boost or impede our progress. By acting without it we are able to kill two birds with one stone.

Discipline is freedom from the outcome as well. When faced with a situation where we lack motivation or desire to take action, we have to first overcome that immediate gratification. We do it just to slay the ego and reach a higher level of consciousness. At that point it is about liberating our soul not reaching the specific result we want.

The Opportunity To Choose

We all have the possibility to have the life we want. It is not about changing physical matter around us but instead more like being able to go after our dreams and accomplish them.

What makes a man are his thoughts and actions, not the circumstances he is in. Those two things are independent of the external world and what truly belong to ourselves.

Discipline will only make and not break you. It is deliberate conditioning of our body and mind which will augment our being and enhance it. By being able to do what we set out to do against our will we are enforcing the habit of doing so and increasing our performance with it as well. When it comes to shaping character then it is one of the best tools we can have.

Discipline is not all about taking action when we do not feel like it. Most importantly, it’s rising above the selfish motivations of our ego and always being in control of our own life.

Most of the time we are run by our own subconscious thoughts and emotions which will eventually begin to negatively impact everything around us.

Discipline will enable us to control our own ego, leave it behind the door and always be aware of what goes on inside of us. As a result, our true conscious self will be able to shine through and manifest it into being through action, regardless of the presence of turmoil. It takes discipline to not let negative talk or self-pity creep in as it takes so little to do so much damage.

Liberation From Discipline Itself

Discipline grants us access to all of the greatest things in life. At first, enforcing good habits about health, exercise, learning and success are difficult, but once we harness discipline and push through it will become a part of us.

Initially, the ego will struggle to maintain its throne but eventually the fight will cease. Truth will always find its way and discipline is the ultimate manifestation of that.

In the beginning of every journey there is resistance. Discipline is freedom and will put us on a path towards glory and greatness. We have the ability to rise above our desire for immediate gratification, become a hero and in the end liberate our soul.

Once we have used enough discipline for long period of time we will reach a point where we do not have to use it as much. The things we have been trying to enforce have become a part of us and we are now truly free.

That is why discipline is freedom. It is like an act of breaking free from our inner prison and cutting loose the bonds of our ego. Doing so is important just for the sake of it. We cannot let our subconscious mind control us because that will prevent us from reaching our truest potential.

What’s surprising about it is that it is not actually some sort of a battle between two conflicting parties but much rather like a conversation between our consciousness and its shadow, the ego.

In a way, it also wants the best for us but does not realize what it is actually doing. It is like an overly protective mother who will never allow her children to do anything because it sees danger in everything. In order for them to fly they need to be thrown out of the nest so that they would either spread their wings and fly or die. If it were left to the ego then the cliffs would be smeared with blood. Luckily, most of them will survive and begin to glide beneath the clouds.

To achieve freedom from our ego we need to incorporate discipline but not only that. There needs to be more because it can also be used for the wrong purposes.

Discipline ought to be used wisely as it can also become our greatest enemy. It can turn into the shadowy manifestation of the ego if used in excess. Once the subconscious mind adopts discipline into its mode of being then it can begin to work against the conscious self. When this happens we might reach burnout and create too much limitations to ourselves. This will create another prison around us.

It is beneficial to be disciplined but only to a certain extent. We should not become neurotic, as then it is too late. If discipline becomes egotistic or selfish then we have lost the battle.

To prevent that we need to change who we are first and foremost, and use discipline as a tool to conduct that change. This way we will not develop a destructive battleground within us and will remain intact for the long run. Life is a marathon with occasional sprinting. We have to choose our fights wisely, because our resources are limited and we will not be able to reach longevity, which is at the end of the day the ultimate goal.

The Joy of Discipline

Discipline is actually quite enjoyable. After having overcome oneself and usurped the ego we will have tasted freedom and oh, it does taste sweet. The feeling of not being controlled by anything in the world is liberating.

Only when we have the confidence in doing anything and can actually do it have we reached a point where our true consciousness can express itself with no limits.

After we have used enough discipline to break the shackles will we be able to experience this. If there are still any limiting beliefs holding us down then we are not completely free.

It is not that discipline enables us to remove those boundaries completely. There will always be conflict with the ego. The feeling of fear and doubt will never go away entirely.

It is just that with discipline we can cross the line between our comfort and growth zone which will reveal to us what we are truly capable of. Without acting against our own will and putting in the necessary action we will never be able to do so.

If we were to be too timid we will always simply stay at the threshold and not take the first step. We want to take the plunge but our muscles will not obey us. We will stand there, dumbstruck, waiting for it to come to us. However, that will never happen and we ought to go for it ourselves.

Our mind will try to hold us down and not make our muscles obey us. Discipline will set forth a chain reaction of events that will make us accomplish anything. It starts with the decision of doing so. We can choose what we are going to do. It will make those muscles contract.

Discipline is freedom.