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The Divisions of Earth
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the more the mind becomes dissatisfied. In the present age we unnecessarily engage the mind in so many different ways for sense gratification, and so there is no possibility of the mind's becoming satisfied. The best course is to divert the mind to the Vedic literature, which is full of satisfying stories, as in the  Purāṇas  and the  Mahābhārata . One can take advantage of this knowledge and thus become purified. The mind should be devoid of duplicity, and one should think of the welfare of all. Silence means that one is always thinking of self-realization. The person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness observes perfect silence in this sense. Control of the mind means detaching the mind from sense enjoyment. One should be straightforward in his dealing and thereby purify his existence. All these qualities together constitute austerity in mental activities.
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श्रद्धया परया तमं तपस्तन्निविधं नरैः । 
    अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते ॥१७॥
śraddhayā parayā taptaṁ tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥ aphalākāṇkṣibhir yuktaiḥ sāttvikaṁ paricakṣate
śraddhayā —with faith;  parayā —transcendental;  taptam —executed;  tapaḥ —austerity;  tat —that;  tri-vidham —three kinds;  naraiḥ —by men;  aphala-ākāṅkṣibhiḥ —without desires for fruits;  yuktaiḥ —engaged;  sāttvikam —in the mode of goodness;  pari-cakṣate —is called.
TRANSLATION
This threefold austerity, practiced by men whose aim is not to benefit themselves materially but to please the Supreme, is of the nature of goodness.
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सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् । क्रियते तदिह ग्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥१८॥