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TEXT 16 manah-prasadah saumyatvam
SYNONYMS  manah-prasadah--satisfaction
of the mind; saumyatvam--without duplicity towards others; maunam--gravity;
atma--self; vinigrahah--control; bhava--nature; samsuddhih--purification;
iti--thus; etat--that is; tapah--austerity; manasam--of
the mind; ucyate--is said to be.
TRANSLATION And serenity,
simplicity, gravity, self-control and purity of thought are the austerities
of the mind.
PURPORT To make the
mind austere is to detach it from sense gratification. It should be so
trained that it can be always thinking of doing good for others. The best
training for the mind is gravity in thought. One should not deviate from
Krsna consciousness and must always avoid sense gratification. To purify
one's nature is to become Krsna conscious. Satisfaction of the mind can
be obtained only by taking the mind away from thoughts of sense enjoyment.
The more we think of sense enjoyment, the more the mind becomes dissatisfied.
In the present age we unnecessarily engage the mind in so many different
ways for sense gratification, and so there is no possibility of the mind's
becoming satisfied. The best course is to divert the mind to the Vedic
literature, which is full of satisfying stories, as in the Puranas
and the Mahabharata. One can take advantage of this knowledge and
thus become purified. The mind should be devoid of duplicity, and one should
think of the welfare of all. Silence means that one is always thinking
of self-realization. The person in Krsna consciousness observes perfect
silence in this sense. Control of the mind means detaching the mind from
sense enjoyment. One should be straightforward in his dealings and thereby
purify his existence. All these qualities together constitute austerity
in mental activities.
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