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One who is able to control the mind is called “manush,” a human being (Sanskrit: हलन्तष्, mānuṣ).
Here is a list of qualities given by Lord Vishnu in the Shrimad Bhagavatam, which when demonstrated in all the activities in one’s life, makes one a perfect human being and paves the way to attain Godliness.
Download the entire list from the Shrimad Bhagavatam here:
Qualities of an Ideal Human Being
Speaking the truth
Practicing compassion
Performing purifying austerities
Maintaining purity in body and mind
Renouncing all personal desires
Controlling the mind
Cultivating a strict discipline of self control
Freedom from enmity, causing harm to none
Walking with God, maintaing purity in studies and demeanor
Renunciation
Performing Japa as much as one is capable
Leading a simple life