| 16. Serenity
of mind, goodheartedness, silence, selfcontrol, purity of nature, this is
called the mental austerity.Goodheartedness: the state of mind which may
be offered from its effects, such as the brightness of the face, etc. Silence:
even silence in speech is necessarily preceded by a control of thought,
and thus the effect is here put for the cause, viz, the control of thought.
Selfcontrol: a general control of the mind. This is to be distinguished
from silence (mauna) which means the control of thought so far as it concurs
Speech. Purity of nature: Honesty Of purpose in dealings with other people:
. The three kinds of Austerity according to Gunas The Lord proceeds to show
that the foregoing austerity, bodily, vocal and mental,as practised by men,
is divided into the classes according to Sattva and other gunas. |
