From Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur (beating the mind)

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Many ask about this, here is an explanation

This wicked mind, which is never to be trusted, should be broom-sticked

every morning with such warning as, "Be not anxious to find fault with

others, or to proclaim thyself as a true, sincere, bonafide bhakta, which

certainly thou art not." In this connection, the advice of a Vaisnava

Mahajana is this:

karmi-jnani micha-bhakta, na habe tate anurakta,

suddha-bhajanete kara mana

vraja-janera yei mata, tanhe habe anugata,

ei se param tattva dhana

Be not attached to karmis, jnanis and bhaktas false.

But pure, unalloyed bhajan you should always endorse.

 

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REF. A Lecture in Calcutta

 

People are usually too much busy with mental speculations. They should

relieve themselves of this and try to find out the real good of their own

selves or souls. There is an adage to the effect that para-carccakera gati

nahi kona kale, "a man who is habituated to criticise others' conduct will

never prosper." Let others do whatever they like, I have no concern with

them. I should rather find fault with my own damned mind, and think like the

Vaisnava Mahajana who sings:

amara jivan, sada pape rata, nahi punyera lesa,

para-sukhe duhkhi, sada mithya-bhasi,

para-duhkha sukha-kara

Ever engaged in vicious activity,

And without the slightest trace of virtue in me,

A liar as I am, always sorry at others' pleasures

And merry at others' sorrows, troubles and cares.

 

 

============ REF. A Lecture in Calcutta