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# Speculation (Uha)
# Speculation (Uha)
# Consideration and Thinking (Vichara)
# Consideration and Thinking (Vichara)
## Control of Sense faculties (Indriyabhigraha):Mind is considered as the master motivator and controller of all sense organs. The sensations can be perceived only in active presence of mind. Thus mind is the driving force for perception of external world through cognitive senses.
## Control of Sense faculties (Indriyabhigraha):Mind is considered as the master motivator and controller of all sense organs. The sensations can be perceived only in active presence of mind. Thus mind is the driving force for perception of external world through cognitive senses.
## Self restraint (Svasya nigraha): None other can control activities of mind except mind itself. Thus mind is regulator and coordinator of its own activities. This function of self restraint has been implied widely in psychiatric treatments also. The Satvavajaya (Victory over mind) (Cha.Su.11/54) i.e. restraining mind from harmful objects is traditional form of psychotherapy which includes training of mind to avoid dangerous things. In practicing meditation also one has to have better control over activities of mind.
## Self restraint (Svasya nigraha): None other can control activities of mind except mind itself. Thus mind is regulator and coordinator of its own activities. This function of self restraint has been implied widely in psychiatric treatments also. The Satvavajaya (Victory over mind) (Cha.Su.11/54) i.e. restraining mind from harmful objects is traditional form of psychotherapy which includes training of mind to avoid dangerous things. In practicing meditation also one has to have better control over activities of mind.