If impulses can be controlled why can’t instincts be controlled?
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If impulses can’t be controlled why can’t instincts be controlled they are of two different categories that is Kaama, Kroha, the Lobha, Mohamma, the Vansara these are considered to be vasanas these are considered to be passions that are destructive for the mind and they need to be regulated in contrast Brahman, Kshatriya, Vashudra these are considered subhav they are considered to be a part of our unique fabric as embodied beings and they are not meant to be restrained or rejected they are meant to be dovetailed they are meant to be directed towards constructive service so I will be talking later about managing the mind but understand that actually sometimes we say the mind is anything yes the mind is anything but at the same time the mind is also an indispensability because we need the mind because we perceive the world through the mind the mind is the connecting link between the soul and the body so we can’t just wish away the mind so within the mind there are certain tendencies which are the impulses which are associated with Kama, Prajna, Vimatsa, Navamsa they are doing work but there are certain things just like I am a human being although I as a soul am not a human being if the soul is a human body the soul cannot eat the food that a dog eats or a hog eats why? that’s just the body nature so the body when it is when the soul occupies a particular body the soul has to function to some extent according to the body and this says we can’t change we cannot live in water like fish can that’s just the limitation of the body so the limitation of physiology is easy to understand the limitation of psychology is not that easy to understand and to some extent we may try to resist it we can fight against it for some time but eventually if you want to live peacefully if you want to live productively we learn to harmonize that with that servitude that’s the tool that we have and actually even Kshatriyas if the anger between them becomes too long too much then their tendency is that they will fight but they are meant to fight for Dharma not fight impulsively because of because of anger so they also need to regulate so this even by doing our Dharmic activities according to our Samhavo we need to be careful about our passions and by restraining them and by engaging our Samhavo we can move forward productively in life