उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः॥

A man must elevate and not degrade himself using his mind. The mind is a friend of the conditioned soul, as well as its enemy.