For Eternal Beginners
मनः प्रसादः सौम्यत्वम् मौनम् आत्म विनिग्रहः ।
भाव संशुद्धिः इति एतत् तपो मानसम् उच्यते ॥ १६ ॥
manaH prasAdaH saumyatvam maunam Atma vinigrahaH |
bhAva saMzuddhiH iti etat tapo mAnasam ucyate || 16 ||
मनः प्रसादः [manaH prasAdaH] A pleasant mind, सौम्यत्वम् [saumyatvam] pleased with the good fortune of others, मौनम् [maunam] keeping the organ of speech under control, आत्म विनिग्रहः [Atma vinigrahaH] stationing the mind in the object of concentration, भाव संशुद्धिः [bhAva saMzuddhiH] a clean state of being इति एतत् [iti etat] - this उच्यते [ucyate] is called as मानसम् तपः [mAnasam tapaH] the discipline of the mind.
A pleasant mind is free of anger. It is pleased with the good fortune of others. It controls the activity of speech. Such a mind concentrates on the subject that must be focused upon. A clean state of being is about letting go of thoughts that don’t concern the Self. This is the discipline of the mind.