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Conquest of Mind
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7. As the mind of man is unfathomable, it is difficult to apprehend it.
— Rși. 4.6
8. When the mind becomes stable like the water of a clear pond, then the reflection of the soul can be seen in it.
- Ta. Sā. 41
9. Restraint of mind is perfected when it is free from inauspicious thoughts and full of auspicious thoughts.
-- Daśa. Cū. 1
10. An ascetic ( Nirgrantha) is one who has complete mastery over his mind.
— Ācā. Sū. 2.3.15.1
11. The frenzied elephant is controlled and held captive by
the chains, so also the unstable mind is controlled and held captive by the chains of knowledge
- Bha. Ārā. 763
12. Only when the mind is under control, can attachment
and aversion, which are the causes of worldly sufferings, be destroyed.
— Bha. Ārā. 138
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