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Self-mastery sounds calm from the outside, but it begins in the hardest places inside us - where we face our ego, our old wounds and the truths we usually avoid. Discipline may shape you, but the real work happens within.
In Episode 59 of The Human Thread, the conversation with Shaolin Warrior Monk Hurssh Verma explores what discipline can change, what it cannot, and how real inner healing starts when you finally sit with yourself.
This episode explores how:
- Our basic nature stays with us, even after years of discipline
- Ego shows up in new ways, even on a spiritual path
- Old emotions and childhood pain can live inside the body
- Silence helps you heal but also brings up tough thoughts
- Non-attachment can be freeing but also hard in close relationships
- Stopping your practice can bring old habits back quickly
- Returning to city life after monkhood can feel confusing and heavy
- Spirituality doesn’t remove struggle — it helps you understand it
- Self-mastery is not perfection but honesty, courage and consistency
The conversation is a reminder that self-mastery is about knowing yourself better - your emotions, your reactions, your patterns and learning to respond to life with awareness.
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(The Human Thread 2026, Ashna Kalra, Hurssh Verma, Shaolin Warrior Monk, Discipline, Ego, Inner Patterns, Healing, Psychology, Wellness Podcast)