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Verse 17·16

The rajasic austerity of ego and pride

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मनः प्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः ।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत् तपो मानसमुच्यते ॥

A clear and calm gladness of mind, gentleness, silence, self-control, the purifying of the whole temperament - this is called the askesis of the mind.

Gītā 17·16

From The Experiential Architecture · After Sri Aurobindo’s Essays on the Gita · incarnateword.in