3.6
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन् | इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते ||६||
karmendriyāṇi saṁyamya ya āste manasā smaran indriyārthān vimūḍhātmā mithyāchāraḥ sa uchyate
Translation
One who restrains the senses of action but whose mind dwells on sense objects certainly deludes himself and is called a pretender.
Interpretation
The hypocrite: outwardly restrained but inwardly wallowing in sense objects. True renunciation is internal. Sitting still while the mind runs wild in fantasy and desire is not spiritual practice — it is 'mithyāchāra' (false conduct, hypocrisy). Authentic practice requires alignment between outer restraint and inner orientation.