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They call the senses the horses, and the objects their pastures. The wise call the Self, joined with the senses and the mind, the enjoyer.
इन्द्रियाणि हयानाहुर्विषयाँ स्तेषु गोचरान् । आत्मेन्द्रियमनोयुक्तं भोक्तेत्याहुर्मनीषिणः ॥ ४॥
HinduPoetryMindSelf KnowledgeSanskrit
Katha Upanishad 1.3.4Sanskrit original; contemporary rendering by Wisdom Booth

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Hindu
Source text
Katha Upanishad
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Katha Upanishad
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KU.1.3.4
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MindSelf-KnowledgeSelf-Discipline

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