When a samskara [the impression of past actions] comes up, don't act on it. . . .
If you really want to land a blow at a samskara, go against it. Do just the opposite of what it says. . . .
You're being even kinder to yourself, because you're undoing a compulsion, taking one more step towards being free.
— Eknath Easwaran, The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume 2