Self-Mastery

“A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.” - Oscar Wilde


“Passion in all its forms is a mental thirst, a fever, a torturing unrest. As a fire consumes a magnificent building, reducing it to a heap of unsightly ashes, so are men consumed by the flames of passions, and their deeds and works fall and perish.” - James Allen (New Zealander Statesman. Minister of defense (1912-20), 1855-1942)


“A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.” - James Allen


Before complaining that you are a slave to another, be sure that you are not a slave to self. Look within;...You will find there, perchance, slavish thoughts, slavish desires, and in your daily life and conduct slavish habits. Conquer these; cease to be a slave to self, and no man will have the power to enslave you.” - JA



Self-Mastry: Words of Wisdom by Daisaku Ikeda - http://www.ikedaquotes.org/self-mastery.html



Aspects of Hindu Morality / Vedanta: http://books.google.co.jp/books?id=NPdBA4IIkwIC&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=self-mastery+vedanta&source=bl&ots=fRSVXUYkx7&sig=3yAb1PqWcNU3g0ukUB41nk7zr-U&hl=ja&ei=gfOyTP_XGoSucKjP1NkN&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CC8Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=self-mastery%20vedanta&f=false