“When the mind is still, the charioteer knows the road.”
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Ancient Indian wisdom often explains life through symbols and stories. One such idea is the “chariot of the mind” from the Katha Upanishad, where the body is the chariot, the mind is the reins, and the intellect is the charioteer.
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