Passage 19

In English

Man has become a slave to his senses. He is the slave of his senses from dawn to dusk. Subdued by the senses, which are outside him, how can he ever hope to conquer the internal organs of , , and ? It is said, “He who succumbs to the inner foes, can never hope to defeat his enemies outside.” Man has become a victim of his own senses and is subjected to sorrow and suffering. But he does not enquire into the cause of his sorrow. He takes shelter in destiny and consoles himself that he was destined to suffer. But it is not proper on the part of man to trace everything to destiny.