Controlling your Senses
“Control your senses and don’t hurt others. This is the path of righteousness.”
– Acarya Pushpadantasagara
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Perfume Said,
January 6, 2010 @ 8:29 am
We allow ourselves to act upon and be driven by our senses to our detriment.
Heena Modi’s written about this. (http://bit.ly/4nWq6T) I’ve cut and paste some of her post below: –
Sight
You see someone in football colours showing the team you support. You feel you have something in common and you want to be mates.
You see a particular insect and you may want to run away or harm it perhaps.
Smell
You smell your favourite food and suddenly, you want to eat even though you’re not hungry.
You get a whiff of a specific food whilst you’re hormonal and you heave.
Touch
You touch a material that’s smooth and it feels so good you want to buy some.
You feel someone’s stubble against your skin and you want to get away from it.
Hearing
You hear the birds singing away and feel a sense of joy.
You hear techno music and you want ear plugs wondering why anyone would want to listen to it.
Taste
You have a delicious bar of chocolate and you want time to stop whilst you endure it.
You taste something that has too much salt and you’d rather go hungry than eat it.
Can you connect with any of these scenarios?
So each one has a resulting like or dislike. A resulting raag or dwesh.
Can you see how we’re a slave to our senses?