If the senses act as per the instructions of the mind
alone the mistakes in the execution of their respective task are minimized.
Mahatma Gandhi had mastered this art of the mind by passing the senses to deal
with the gross body, in some cases.
So much so that once he had managed to numb
his pain sensation by going through an agonizing operation on his own arm,
without using anesthesia. Similarly he relished chewing balls of extremely
bitter neem.
This talent of his was probably the reason for his going through
those masochistic hunger strikes. Several sages down the ages who take up
several penances have also mastered this art.
Similarly athletes, sports men,
body builders, boxers, martial artists etc. have also knowingly or unknowingly
mastered this art of withstanding pain.
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