Katha Upanishad — Chapter 3: Adhyaya 1, Valli 3: The Self Beyond Death

9 verses

Verse 1

Know the Self as the lord of the chariot, the body as the chariot itself. Know the intellect as the charioteer, and the mind as the reins.

Verse 2

The senses, they say, are the horses; the objects of the senses are the roads. The Self, joined with the senses and the mind, the wise call the enjoy…

Verse 3

He who has no understanding, whose mind is always uncontrolled — his senses are unmanageable, like the vicious horses of a charioteer.

Verse 4

But he who has understanding, whose mind is always controlled — his senses are manageable, like the good horses of a charioteer.

Verse 5

He who has understanding, who is ever pure and mindful — he reaches that state from which he is not born again.