In English
All the sensory organs are symbolic of desire. This is not a natural quality. If this is natural to us, there is no need for our Veda to tell us what is permissible and what is not permissible and there is no need for a to tell us about the do’s and the don’ts. Since the excessive indulgence of desire is not the natural fulfilment to us, it becomes absolutely essential that we should accept some teaching or from our elders and we should take them as examples. They advise us to take food when hungry, water when thirsty and sleep when we feel sleepy, but there are also conditions attached, namely that you cannot eat anything that you want to eat when you are hungry. They do say that you should drink water if you are thirsty, but they also say that you cannot drink any kind of water. They say that you should sleep if you feel sleepy, but we are asked to be cautious as to the place where we sleep. You should sleep in a place which is conducive to your safety.