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Saiyam Parinam What Is the Exact Definition of Saiyam?
There are two types of saiyam (self-discipline); external and internal.
The Lord does not consider external (visible through mind, speech and body) saiyam as saiyam. That saiyam is dependent upon the unfolding of karma. To say, “I maintained saiyam”, when saiyam is dependent on unfolding karma, is an illusion (bhranti).
Questioner: What is saiyam parinam in the true sense?
Dadashri: Sampurna saiyam (complete discipline) is when par-parinati (state of the non-Self) does not arise at all. This begins when all the tendencies (vruttis) return home to the Self. The beginning of the 'fractional change' is called saiyam. The state of saiyam parinam happens after one attains Selfrealization.
Saiyam of sense pleasures (vishay) is not considered saiyam. Absence of anger, pride, deceit and greed is called saiyam parinam. Otherwise, the renunciation people do is just of worldly things; they renounce money, they renounce sex, and we are not negating it, but that is called tyaag (renunciation). It is not the saiyam the Lord has spoken of. The saiyam of the physical body is not called saiyam, as that saiyam is dependent upon circumstances; it is an effect of previously charged karmas. Whereas, the saiyamit mun (the disciplined mind), the
