11-05-2019, 11:50 AM
Here is my take on the subject:
Discipline is based on love and refers to self only; control is based on fear and involves self, others, and everything else.
Discipline of the self is related to being conscious, aware, and mission-oriented. It is focusing on that which one wants to be and do, as opposed to just being a leaf blowing in the wind at the whim of circumstances—this can be related to a Wanderer, who stays focused on a mission (either consciously or intuitively) instead of getting "swept up in the maelstrom." Acceptance is very much a part of this however, as one can accept what one is, where one is, but still remain disciplined (focused on one's mission). The focus is created out of that which one loves; it is based on abundance of the universe into which one adds one's own light, which takes discipline to stay focused on and not willy-nilly being distracted by non-productive events. Discipline and acceptance are synergistic and enhance on another.
Control is based on fear. It derives from a feeling of lack. Control utilizes discipline to keep the self and the world in an artificial box (and still the discipline is based on love, such as a STS individual who controls out of love for self; or a wounded or fragmented person who controls out of fear of having lost the illusion of control, and is protecting the self from that which has hurt her/him). Control separates one from everything else; it has to, because control is an illusory wall that must be maintained either as a goal or as protection. Control and acceptance are at odds with each other.
Discipline is based on love and refers to self only; control is based on fear and involves self, others, and everything else.
Discipline of the self is related to being conscious, aware, and mission-oriented. It is focusing on that which one wants to be and do, as opposed to just being a leaf blowing in the wind at the whim of circumstances—this can be related to a Wanderer, who stays focused on a mission (either consciously or intuitively) instead of getting "swept up in the maelstrom." Acceptance is very much a part of this however, as one can accept what one is, where one is, but still remain disciplined (focused on one's mission). The focus is created out of that which one loves; it is based on abundance of the universe into which one adds one's own light, which takes discipline to stay focused on and not willy-nilly being distracted by non-productive events. Discipline and acceptance are synergistic and enhance on another.
Control is based on fear. It derives from a feeling of lack. Control utilizes discipline to keep the self and the world in an artificial box (and still the discipline is based on love, such as a STS individual who controls out of love for self; or a wounded or fragmented person who controls out of fear of having lost the illusion of control, and is protecting the self from that which has hurt her/him). Control separates one from everything else; it has to, because control is an illusory wall that must be maintained either as a goal or as protection. Control and acceptance are at odds with each other.
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