It is foolishness to brood over mishaps and mistakes once committed and punish yourself for them...

It is foolishness to brood over mishaps and mistakes once committed and punish yourself for them. What is good of ill-treating the body for the sake of correcting the mind.

Never brood over the past; when grief overpowers, you do not recollect similar incidents in your past experience and add to the sum of your grief; recollect rather incidents when grief did not knock at your door, but you were happy instead. Draw consolation and strength from such memories and raise yourself above the surging waters of sorrow.