We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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What is discipline? Discipline means creating an order within you. As you are, you are a chaos.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Discipline involves organizing your inner self and thoughts to reduce chaos.
This quote by Rajneesh emphasizes the importance of discipline as a means of establishing order within oneself. It suggests that human beings often experience internal turmoil and confusion, and that through discipline, one can find clarity, structure, and serenity in their thoughts and actions.
Themes
DisciplineOrderChaosSelfOrganization
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about personal growth, one could use this quote to illustrate the role of discipline in achieving goals.
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