The senses are great, and the mind is greater still.
Greater still than that is buddhi, the seat of reason.
But beyond lies the Atman.
Aware of that ultimate self, be steady and at peace.
And strike the enemy, however elusive he may be!
—Bhagavad Gita

As Ishvari hobbled upward to her dwelling, exhausted by the day’s bizarre stream of events, she spied a still figure seated on a flat rock beside the river. He came to his feet at the sight of her, a tall, lean man with shaven skull dressed in the white garb of a celibate monk.

“Acharya!” she cried in incredulous recognition, just as someone rushed up behind her to playfully cover her eyes. “And who are you?” Ishvari asked, enveloped by the unse...

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