Date: 1993

"O Rama, this mind is like a tree which is firmly rooted in the vicious field known as the body."

— Valmiki (ca. 400 BC)

Date: 1993

"O Rama, this mind is like an elephant which roams the forest known as the body."

— Valmiki (ca. 400 BC)

Date: 1993

"O Rama, this mind is like a crow which dwells in the nest of this body."

— Valmiki (ca. 400 BC)

Date: 1993

"O Rama, this mind is like a ghost. It is served by the female goblin known as craving; it rests in the forest of ignorance; it roams in countless bodies out of delusion."

— Valmiki (ca. 400 BC)

Date: 1993

"O Rama, this mind is like a venomous serpent which has killed countless beings; destroy this with the help of the eagle of our appropriate contemplative formula or instruction."

— Valmiki (ca. 400 BC)

Date: 1993

O Rama, this mind is like a monkey.

— Valmiki (ca. 400 BC)