Certain moderations are very helpful in developing control of the mind. It includes moderate food intake (at least the amount that is enough to maintain health and happy state of the body), moderate pleasure trips, moderate sleep, moderate talking, moderate relationship, moderate contacts, moderate dealings, moderate going and returning from places and moderate meeting people.
You should act in such a manner in life, so that your dealings, relationships, work, vrutties, thoughts, desires etc., can maintain physical and subtle peace, equanimity, genuine happiness, and patience. Stop if these are not maintained. The whole purpose behind this moderation for the Jiva, is to develop 'increasing staying within'. Human being's all actions, work, dealings, behavior, relationships, thoughts, vrutties etc., are with outside world. The Jiva in such a condition cannot do appropriate evaluation of the path of Sadhana by his own mind and intellect.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Yog, Edition 1
Part 2, Page 57.
