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done. It leads and forces the senses to the
ends it aims for. It is due to the mind that the
senses are always fickle and unsatisfied.
Gita instructs the mankind to keep the
senses under control. These are powerful and
possess vigour. Guide them in the right
direction. Don't rely upon them. You don't know
when they ditch you, drag you towards sin
and vice, thus causing your downfall. The great
sages, ascetics, saints, holy men, and the
learned, compelled by the senses, met their
downfall. As it is difficult to climb up the
mountain but quite easy to fall down, so it is
hard to control the senses. Downfall is quick
and easy. Wisdom lies in exercising control
over them. Says Gita:
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