A Mind Chasing the Senses Is the Wind That Capsizes the Boat
As wind sweeps a boat off course on the water, so the mind that follows the wandering senses is robbed of its judgment.
Does my day move in the direction I set, or is it pushed wherever the senses pull at the moment?
📝Reflection
I love this sea-image. The picture is so vivid — surrender the mind to wherever the senses pull, and the day loses its bearing like a boat swept by wind. Let the mind be dragged by a single notification, a single stimulus, and it becomes a boat that has lost the rudder of judgment. The Lamp of Wisdom, too, said a mind chasing the senses capsizes the boat, so teachers of East and West drew the same image. So as not to hand the rudder to the wind of the senses today, I set one direction for my day in advance.
🌱Apply It Today
This morning, so the wind of the senses cannot push you off course, set in advance one direction you will hold to today.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
