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Lord Shri Krishna has given us a
thoughtful message on senses and their
objects. The senses are running fast towards
the objects. They do not stop at any point.
The senses behaving thus have been likened
to animals. As the animals run mindlessly with
the head upwards, so are the senses — the
eyes, the ears, the nose, the tongue, the skin
— running towards their objects unaware of
the consequences. They are fully fed by us,
yet are hungry and restless. Nobody has so
far been able to satisfy them. Even in the old
age, our senses keep us pounding. The body
has exhausted its strength, even then senses
assert and drive the human beings into blind
alleys of worldly life at the cost of their peace
and self-respect. The scientific-technological
advancement has helped mankind pile up
objects of worldly pleasure. It has left the man
confused as to what to retain and what to
leave. Senses are subordinate to the mind.
The mind employs the senses to get its things