Putting off the views and appetites of the natural man is such a large part of denying oneself

King Benjamin and Paul both stressed the congenital weakness of the natural man who is turned away from God and who regards spiritual things as “foolishness” (see Mosiah 3:19 1 Cor. 2:13–14 Col. 3:9 Thus, putting off the views and appetites of the natural man is such a large part of denying oneself, a process sometimes accompanied by scalding shame and the reflux of regret (see JST, Luke 14:28
Author: Elder Neal A. Maxwell
Source: “Deny Yourselves of All Ungodliness” Elder Neal A. Maxwell Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles