Humility in the inner war

When we strive to discipline ourselves by breaking free from our self-sabotaging cravings, we are essentially launching a war against them. Underscoring the reality and gravity of this war, the Bhagavad-gita (03.37) states that such craving, referred to generically as ‘lust’ is like a vicious and voracious enemy.

To emphasize the ferocity of this inner enemy, we can compare it to an alligator-like monster that seeks to wound and devour us. What makes matters worse is that we are ourselves trapped with this monster in a well. In this extended metaphor, the bottom of the well represents materialistic consciousness, wherein we believe that material objects are sources of pleasure; and the top of the well represents spiritual consciousness, wherein we realize that lasting joy is found in spiritual realization and in our spiritual connection with the all-attractive divinity, Krishna.

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