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Commonsense About The Senses ( Some Practical Hints-Part II )
'Let us hear by our ears what is good,' says a Vedic prayer, 'Let us see with our eyes what is good, and let us speak what is good and beneficial.' This means navigating through objects of senses without getting trapped by them. There are two ways to restrain and train the senses. One, is the jnana way, where you learn to control the senses though the analysis of the futility of running after the sense objects, and use of strong will power. The other is the bhakti way, where we try to connect all our sensory experiences to God. We eat for him, drink for him, walk for him, work for him…do everything for him.
Sri
Krishna
says
in
the
Gita:'Whatever
thou
doest,
whatever
thou
eatest,
whatever
thou
offerest
in
sacrifice,
whatever
thou
givest
away,
whatever
austerity
thou
practisest,
O
son
of
Kunti,
do
that
as
an
offering
unto
Me.'All
violence
and
crime
in
the
world
owes
its
origin
to
uncontrolled
senses.
Similarly,
at
the
root
of
all
human
weaknesses
like
anger
and
lust,
lies
clinging
to
sensual
enjoyment.
Consumerism
or
the
tendency
of
compulsive
consumption
of
goods,
often
misses
this
point.
This
leads
to
losing
sight
of
life's
ultimate
goal.
Hence
despite
all
comforts
and
enjoyments
many
people
live
empty
lives
and
suffer
from
boredom
and
meaninglessness
in
life—leading
a
'life
of
silent
desperation,'
as
Thoreau
called
it.
The
purpose
of
controlling
senses
does
not
mean
harming
them
but
transcending
them.
One
cannot
transcend
the
senses
without
first
controlling
them.
Without
distinguishing
between
what
is
good
and
what
is
pleasant
(which
may
be
bad
in
the
long
run),
people
follow
the
impulse
of
their
senses,
and
come
to
trouble.
To
train
the
senses
and
follow
what
is
beneficial
for
us
is
the
right
solution
to
obtain
lasting
happiness.
Acharya
Shankara
likens
a
man
who
wishes
to
seek
lasting
happiness
through
sense
pleasures
to
a
person
who
wishes
to
cross
an
ocean
sitting
on
the
back
of
a
crocodile.
Conclusion
Lasting happiness comes through finding a lasting source of happiness. Senses deal with the ever-changing objects of the world, and hence the happiness derived through them is also ever-changing. The power of senses declines—either through age or decease. Moreover, acquisition of objects of senses is subject to many changing factors. The real source of happiness should be sought in something more lasting and steady. God alone is that source, and seeking Him is to seek eternal joy.
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