Vaco vegam

Vaco vegam — one should not be habituated to speak much; to speak always, whether good or bad, without discrimination. Also, manasah, the raw mental flow is to be controlled. The mind generally thinks about war, about astonishing scientific research, about making money feverishly, and so on. People who are greedy always try to keep company with millionaires, but the mind must not be allowed to run after such things. Those who are full of lust are always searching for different conceptions of Narayana. So the ordinary flow of the mind towards exploitation, towards tempting things, must be checked. We are not to allow the flow of our mind to go this side, that side and every side.

— books Holy Engagement / Chapter Two: Searching Life’s Secret