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progressive attenuation of the passions of anger, pride etc. in the practice of the spiritual (internal) penances.
Equanimity
Mahavira replied to Gautama, "Mind alone is the cause of bondage and emanicipation of human being is superficial and casual. Mind is not the soul, as speech like mind, is different from the soul. Nonliving substances have no mind".
Human life is an integration of body, mind and soul. Body is governed by the mind. The mind does not have any concrete existence of its own or function by itself. Mind is only an instrument. The master is someone else. Mental activity is at the base of all activity of the soul. Through the spirit, natural strength of mind is elevated to its supernatural perfection. The existence of soul is much deeper than intelligence (phenomenon related to mind), which implies that the mind only represents the surface level of consciousness.
Mahavira said, "The mind is that fierce, unruly and dreadful horse which runs hither and thither in all directions. Just as a monkey cannot sit still even for a single moment, so also the mind cannot remain free from evil thoughts even for a single moment. The mind should be constantly engaged in right reflections and kept away from evil thoughts."
Mind is the aspect of intellect and consciousness experienced as combinations of thought, perception, memory, emotion, will and imagination including all
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