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has to struggle hard for bringing the mind
onto the right path. The wise man succeeds
in this but the unwise ruin themselves by being
slave to mind. One who succeeds in taming
the mind becomes a great man.
This may be achieved by way of
elaboration of abhyasa. Now let us talk about
the other approach to mental concentration
and calmness — the approach of vairagya, i.e.
the spirit of renunciation and indifference to
the worldly matters. Vairagya means to
withdraw the mind thoughtfully from the
worldly objects and pleasures which we have
experienced in different ways. Vairagya means
to become knowledgeable about the reality
of the world and detached from the worldly
pleasures. The mind keeps on coming back
to what it has experienced in the wordly
pleasures. It wants to repeat the enjoyment
and continue to be in the same state of feeling.