SELF-RESTRAINT
Self-restraint is DAMA.
It is control of the senses.
It is a vedantic sadhana (practice).
It comes after the practice of sama (restraint of mind).
It is one of the sad sampat (six-fold wealth).
It does not allow the senses to run outwards.
It gives strength, peace, and concentration.
It develops will-power.
It helps you to disconnect or shut off the mind from the senses, and the senses from the objects.
It corresponds to pratyahara (sense-withdrawal) of Raja Yoga.
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