On that note I’ll leave you with a great example of what I’m getting at from the timeless classic, Bhagavad Gita As It Is, by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: “The chariot stands for the human body. The five horses which draw the chariot are the five sense organs. The reins stand for the mind, and the charioteer stands for the intellect. The rider here is the individual jiva [you, the soul]. If the charioteer falls asleep or is not alert, then the reins which are to be controlled by the charioteer will become loose and then the horses will go out of control. This then ends up in the
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