Control and heavenly abode —these two and their respective reasons, none else can give them. For all the aforesaid things, lust, innocence, and indulgence are the reasons.
Things are not stable, they are painful, they are not eternal, and they are loathsome. So, they should be examined closely and the attachment to them should be snapped. Friendly behavior, kind behavior, happy behavior, one should know them well. Because of this clean thought innocence will disappear. Vedas, meditation, behavior, and vision—all these four you should keep in view and control the wavering mind.
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