How to develop will power | Buddhism In English Q&A
Summary
TLDRThis episode of the guide Q&A program delves into the development of willpower, emphasizing its importance for success. The speaker explains willpower as the ability to control emotions and adhere to schedules, highlighting the role of desire and passion in motivating individuals. The script advises focusing on the advantages of actions to cultivate this passion. It also warns against the detrimental effects of addictions, such as to alcohol, drugs, video games, and pornography, which can weaken willpower. The key message is that willpower, like a muscle, grows with consistent effort and can lead to achieving any life goal.
Takeaways
- đ§ââïž Willpower is the ability to control emotions and stick to a schedule for personal success.
- đ Developing willpower requires mental discipline to manage emotions that arise spontaneously.
- đ„ Passion or desire, known as 'chanda' in Buddhism, is a crucial factor in building willpower.
- đ± Motivation and energy come from being passionate about personal development and goals.
- â° Many struggle to maintain discipline, like waking up early for studies, due to a lack of willpower.
- đ To cultivate willpower, one must first develop a strong desire or passion for success.
- đŻ Focusing on the advantages of an action can ignite passion and desire, making it easier to take action.
- đ Visualization of future achievements can help in developing the desire needed for willpower.
- đȘ Consistency in applying willpower, like working out muscles, leads to its growth over time.
- đ« Addictions, such as to alcohol, drugs, and excessive gaming, can significantly undermine willpower.
- đ Pornography addiction can also severely impact and decrease one's willpower.
- đ Staying away from harmful addictions and focusing on the advantages of one's actions can lead to the development of strong willpower, enabling the achievement of any goal.
Q & A
What is the definition of willpower as discussed in the script?
-Willpower is defined as the ability to control our emotions and put ourselves into a schedule to work towards our own success.
Why is it challenging for many people to maintain a schedule?
-It is challenging because it requires willpower and mental discipline to control emotions that may distract us from sticking to the schedule.
According to the script, what is the key factor in developing willpower?
-The key factor is having a strong desire or passion for something, which motivates and energizes us to take action.
What does the script suggest as a method to develop passion or desire for our own success?
-It suggests focusing on the advantages of doing something and visualizing the achievements and goals we aim to reach in the future.
How does the script illustrate the power of desire or passion with an example?
-The script uses the example of getting up early for a picnic or trip, where the desire to enjoy the activity motivates us to wake up and prepare on time.
What is the difference between the motivation to get up early for a fun activity versus studying, as per the script?
-The difference lies in the level of desire or passion; we are more likely to get up early for enjoyable activities because of the strong desire to participate, whereas studying may lack this initial motivation.
How does the script compare the development of willpower to working out at the gym?
-It compares willpower to a muscle that grows stronger with consistent and regular effort, just like how muscles develop with continuous workouts at the gym.
What is the role of consistency in developing willpower according to the script?
-Consistency is key to success, and by working on developing willpower every day without stopping, it will grow stronger over time.
What are some of the addictions mentioned in the script that can destroy willpower?
-The script mentions addictions to alcoholic drinks, drugs, video games, and pornography as things that can significantly decrease willpower.
Why should one stay away from these addictions according to the script?
-These addictions destroy mental strength and health, which in turn reduces willpower, making it harder to achieve goals and maintain discipline.
What is the final advice given in the script regarding the development of willpower?
-The final advice is to stay away from dangerous addictions, work on oneself, focus on the advantages of one's actions, and develop love and passion for what one does to strengthen willpower.
Outlines
đ§ Developing Willpower Through Passion and Discipline
This paragraph discusses the concept of willpower as the ability to control emotions and adhere to a schedule for personal success. It emphasizes the difficulty many people face in maintaining discipline and suggests that willpower can be developed through the cultivation of desire or passion, as taught by Buddha. The speaker illustrates this with the example of waking up early for a pleasurable event versus a mundane task, highlighting the motivational power of passion. The paragraph concludes by advising the audience to focus on the advantages of their actions to develop this passion and, consequently, their willpower.
đȘ Building Willpower Consistently and Avoiding Detrimental Habits
The second paragraph continues the theme of willpower development, likening it to building muscle through consistent effort at the gym. It stresses the importance of consistency and patience, as immediate results are not expected. The speaker then identifies addictions, such as to alcohol, drugs, video games, and pornography, as significant barriers to developing willpower. These addictions are described as detrimental to both mental strength and health, and the advice is to avoid them in order to maintain focus on personal growth. The paragraph ends with an encouragement to work on oneself with passion and to visualize the advantages of one's actions, which will lead to the development of willpower and the achievement of life goals.
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Keywords
đĄWillpower
đĄEmotion
đĄSchedule
đĄChanda
đĄMotivation
đĄPassion
đĄAdvantages
đĄConsistency
đĄAddiction
đĄMental Discipline
đĄVisualize
Highlights
Willpower is the ability to control emotions and stick to a schedule for success.
Developing willpower requires mental discipline to manage emotions that arise.
Desire or passion is a key factor in developing willpower, as taught by Buddha.
Motivation and energy come from having a strong desire for personal development.
Many find it hard to get up early and study due to lack of willpower.
To develop willpower, one must have a desire for the task at hand.
Seeing the advantages of an action can foster passion and desire to do it.
Visualizing future achievements can help develop the desire for current actions.
Willpower and motivation are not innate but must be developed like a muscle.
Consistency in working towards success is key to developing willpower.
Addictions such as alcohol and drugs can significantly diminish willpower.
Staying away from harmful addictions is crucial for maintaining willpower.
Video game addiction can also lead to a decrease in willpower.
Pornography addiction negatively impacts willpower and should be avoided.
Focusing on the advantages of one's actions can help cultivate passion and willpower.
Continuous and consistent effort in developing willpower leads to achieving goals.
Developing willpower allows one to achieve any goal in life.
Transcripts
welcome to yet another episode in in a
guide q a program
today we're going to be discussing about
an important question
and that is
the willpower
how to develop our willpower coming
right up
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so when we talk about willpower
first of all we need to understand about
this
willpower is
the ability to control
our emotions
and put ourselves
into a schedule and work on it
for our own success
so
many of us
find so much hard and it is very it is a
tough task
to
run ourselves in a schedule
to do that we need to have the willpower
we need to have we need to have that
mental discipline to control the
emotions that pop up in our mind
so
how to do this thing
well there is a basic and very important
factor
that always helps us
to develop our willpower and that is
known as our great teacher supreme
buddha taught us and that is known as
the chanda
chanda means the desire
passion so if you
have the desire for doing something
if you are passionate on doing something
if you are passionate of developing
yourself
you will be always motivated
and you will always
uh
have that energy within yourself to do
that
right
but
uh many of the students actually and
many of us find very hard
to get up early in the morning
and
start studying
why because we don't have that willpower
to develop that will power we need to
have the desire for doing that
right
so desire or the
passion
is the factor that drives through these
tough tasks
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so first of all we need to
develop the passion or the desire for
our own success
so how to do that
so if you see some advantages of doing
something
right
if you feel the advantages of doing
something
then you will be passionate on doing
that
so for an example
if i tell you
that
tomorrow
you're going to go a picnic or a trip
so you should show up at 3 a.m in the
morning to a specific place
normally
we will get up at maybe 2 a.m and we
will get ready
we will pack our bags and we will go for
that and we will show up at right at 3
a.m
because
we are passionate about that
we have that desire to go and have that
pleasure
so in that case you can get up early in
the morning
but if we tell a person or a student to
get up early in the morning and study
he or she will never do that
because you don't have
the desire for that so first of all you
need to contemplate and you can need to
focus on the advantages
of
study
right you need to visualize
that
the achievements that you are going to
achieve in the future
right
so when you see that
uh specific goal
and destination that you have to go and
if if you visualize that you are going
to have that
then you will develop your desire
right
so to develop
the passion or the desire
you need to always focus on the
advantages of what you are doing
so if you put the love
and if you put the desire your passion
into your work
then you will have that willpower your
willpower will be developed day by day
right
so
willpower
or this motivation
is not a thing that we get from our
birth
right it should be developed
it's like a muscle
right it is quite same that when you go
to the gym and you when you work uh work
out right day by day it's growing up
your muscles
that is the nature
but
we cannot expect uh quick results from
these things
right so if you went to the gym
and if you work out
right in the first day if you
come in front of the mirror and look to
yourself
there will be no change
but
if you are going to the gym constantly
and working out if you work out
your body starts to grow up
same goes with this willpower or same
goes with success
if you are doing it every day without
stopping that is called the consistency
right consistency is the key to the key
to success
so if you are working on your success
consistently
with the willpower
with the love passion
then it will start to grow
so first of all
you need to to develop the willpower
you need to have the passion or the love
to develop that passion you need to
concentrate on the advantages that you
are getting by doing these things
right
so now i'm going to talk about
what are the things that destroys our
willpower
there are some evil and bad habits
which can
uh decrease the willpower so what are
these things these are called the
addictions
right
so the first
thing that i must say
and the first and the main thing that
destroys the willpower is the addiction
to the addiction to
alcoholic drinks and the drugs
they can ruin
your will power very much
so stay away from alcoholic drinks and
drugs and everything because they they
they destroy is your mentality and also
this they destroys your health
right
the more your health will be destroyed
the more your mentality your
mental strength will be decreased
so stay away from the drugs and
alcoholics
and the second thing
is
probably
this might be a little bit harder for
you actually it is the video games
right if you are addicted to
gaming all the time
it can cause
uh to decrease the willpower
so these are the things that these are
the things that we call the uh dangerous
or
unwanted addictions in our life so you
must stay stay away from those things
right
and also finally the pornography
if you are addicted to
to watch porn all the time
that will heal that will that will be a
huge impact on your willpower
okay
so
it will decrease your willpower day by
day
so stay away from these things right
stay away from especially the danger
dangerous
addictions in your life
then
work on yourself have that passion
inside yourself think of the advantages
right
then you can put love passion into your
work
and when you do this
when you do that continuously
consistently you will develop your
willpower
and once you develop your willpower you
can achieve any goal in your life so i
wish you all may all of you
have that opportunity to develop the
willpower within your lives
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