Habits
Habit is second nature—a wise proverb indicating to what an extent habit dominates man. Precisely, habits render a man immobile and unreceptive. One can suppress habits, but it is not easy to eradicate them ... Under habits We have in mind not the service for good, but the petty habits of selfhood. (BR, 529)
The chief enemies of cooperation will be the small habits of selfishness.
(BR, 530)
Each deliverance from a petty habit requires tension of the will. Furthermore, it may happen that a seemingly abandoned habit comes back again, and in a stronger degree; this means that this defect has continued to exist in the depths of the consciousness.
It may be asked, “Do habits linger on for several incarnations?” They can remain, and even grow, if the sojourn in the Subtle World has not been passed in the higher spheres. (BR, 64)
Among one’s customs one must retain all those that contribute to the elevation of spirit. Let us not uproot feelings which can yield most precious branches. Let us not cut away healthy shoots, for it is impossible to create in an instant something new and more beautiful. (BR, 447)
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