אַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמַּאֲמָרָיו

My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], writes in one of his maamarim:

חֲסִידִים הַקּוֹדְמִים עָשׂוּ הֶסְכֵּם בְּנַפְשָׁם

“The chassidim of earlier generations made a firm resolve in their souls

שֶׁכָּל דָּבָר הַמּוּתָּר

that whenever they encountered something that was halachically permitted

אַךְ שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ אֵיזֶה רָצוֹן וְחֶמְדַת הַלֵּב לָזֶה

but they desired and craved for it,

לֹא יַעֲשֶׂנּוּ

they would refrain.

וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה נַעֲשֶׂה שְׁבִירַת הַתַּאֲוָה

Such a habit breaks physical desires.”

Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English