the way to wean any one from a desire is not by condemnation of it.
Trials are intended to make us think, to wean us from the world, to send us to the Bible, to drive us to our knees.
Afflictions tend to wean us from the world - and to fix our affections on things above.
Little by little, wean yourself. This is the gist of what I have to say. From an embryo whose nourishment comes in the blood, move to an infant drinking milk, to a child on solid food, to a searcher after wisdom, to a hunter of invisible game.
We must rapidly wean ourselves off our dependence on coal and fossil fuels.
There's all kinds of ways to wean yourself off of sugar - because it is like an addiction.
I deliberately went to boarding school. It was my choice. My mum was abroad and I wanted to wean myself off being dependent. It was a very important time for me to be able to create my own individual, independent life; just as a way of growing up.
The only way by which you and I can wean orthodox Hindus from their bigotry is by patient argument and correct conduct.
