The Upanishads, Part 1, no. 85, Part XIII summary
Part 1, no. 85, Part XIII of 170 · 1 min to read the part
In XIII, Yama gives a practical path toward realizing the Supreme, directing a wise person to place speech, mind, and intellect under successively higher control. The commentary explains that speech represents every sense and that the mind must turn away from sensory objects and needless activity.
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- Yama directs the wise person to bring speech under mental control and the mind under intellect.
- Intellect comes under the great Atman, which in turn comes under the Peaceful One.
- The commentary explains that speech represents all senses, which the mind must restrain.
- Discrimination draws the mind away from sensory objects and unnecessary uses of energy.
- Higher individual intelligence governs discrimination and submits wholly to Supreme Intelligence.
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