The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita : 18.3. - Swami Krishnananda.
================================================================================== Sunday 17, Mar 2024 07:10. Chapter 18: The Yoga of the Liberation of Spirit-3. ================================================================================== We have also a duty to our own self, in a similar manner. Self-control is one's own duty in respect of oneself. Austerity, tapas, is our duty from our own point of view, the opposite of the indulgence of the senses. The pampering of the ego, the mind and the senses is deleterious to the health of the personality. The more are we self-controlled, the more are we able to restrain our senses, the mind and the intellect, the larger do we become in the content of our being. Tapas is a great duty of everyone in respect of oneself. Indulgence is the violation of this duty. The more we restrain ourselves from indulgence or satisfaction of any kind, the richer we become in righteousness and virtue. The more we begin to satisfy the ego and indulge in ...