What You Are Taught To Do

I strongly believe in discipline. My mother is my perfect role model in terms of a disciplined person. Her head is full on “to-do” lists and she is able to accomplish them all, even the ones that she invented to be primordial (and actually aren’t). I, since very little, understand what it is to be disciplined, the strong will it takes, and the importance for you own success. I know that without a routine, a discipline to follow, everything ends up going to chaos. Reading the books I am assigned, writing the blogs I am supposed to, waking up early, doing a diet, got o the gym and not missing my dance lessons are all part of being disciplined. But there is a whole other face of discipline, the mental discipline. Thinking positively, setting goals, and reaching them, finding peace, have no greed, sticking to your values.

Following any kind of “religion” (if so can be named, Confucianism, Taoism, or Bhagavad-Gitaism) requires a lot of discipline. The concept of discipline as the Bhagavad-Gita says is very broad and complex.
“Earlier I taught the two fold
basis of good in this world-
for philosophers, disciplined knowledge;
for men of discipline, action.” (Third Teaching)
The world could not keep on spinning if there would be no discipline, either of knowledge or of action. Lord Krishna appears to be the most influential character of the book, Arjuna, is the listener. Krishna is strong about discipline, he is narrow-minded ain terms of the obligation to be disciplined, and instills it in Arjuna.
“So sever the ignorant doubt
In your heart with the sword
Of self-knowledge, Arjuna!
Observe your discipline! Arise!” (Fourth Teaching)
He will not led Arjuna to stay still and do nothing, he knows that Arjuna has potential, as a man of action, “a man of discipline” and is determined to let him know what is he supposed to do, to follow him, to follow Krishna.