Commentary on the Bhagavadgita : 46-6 - Swami Krishnananda.
======================================================================== ======================================================================== Wednesday, July 19, 2022. 20:40. Discourse 46: The Seventeenth Chapter Begins – The Threefold Character of Faith : 6. ========================================================================= "Manah-prasadah saumyatvam maunam atma-vinigrahah bhava-sanshuddhir ity etat tapo manasam uchyate." (17.16): . There is also mental tapas. The discipline of the mind is mental tapas—calmness, composure, satisfaction, happiness, contentment inside. Such a person is always happy, contented, and asks for nothing. “Everything is well with me. I want nothing. I am always very happy. I need nothing.” This kind of inner satisfaction is called - Manah-prasadah. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- saumyatvam : —we must be very composed in our behaviour, delightfu...