On self

बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः । अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्

Sanskrit

जिसने अपने-आपसे अपने-आपको जीत लिया है, उसके लिये आप ही अपना बन्धु है और जिसने अपने-आपको नहीं जीता है, ऐसे अनात्माका आत्मा ही शत्रुतामें शत्रुकी तरह बर्ताव करता है।

The Self is the friend of the self of him by whom the self has been conered by the Self, but to the unconered self, this Self stands in the position of an enemy, like an (external) foe.

Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 6 6.6

Sanskrit: public domain · Hindi tr. Swami Ramsukhdas · English tr. Swami Sivananda

What it means

The self you've mastered is your closest ally; the one you haven't works against you.

Carry it today

Win one small contest with your own impulse today.