This is how Baba introduced the Geetha during a discourse in Puttaparthi some years ago.
"Once there was a King and he had a large empire. He was very sad because he was under the control of his wives. He thought that if he was successful in keeping his wives under control, then he would also be a successful king.
One day, he summoned all the people in his kingdom to his palace after erecting two huge marquees. Then the Prime Minister announced, "Those who are successful in keeping their wives under control, should go to the marquee on the right and those who are under the control of their wives should go to the marquee on the left. The King was relieved to see all his subjects entering the left marquee! He thought, "Well, I am not the only one." Then suddenly he saw someone entering the right marquee. The King was happy that at least there was someone who was successful in keeping his wife under control.
So he called him and asked, "Look, man, I congratulate you, tell me the secret of keeping your wife under control. How do you do it?" That subject said, "My worship, I can tell you that my wife ordered me to go to this side!"
Baba explained that every human being is under control of these five "wives", which are our five senses. The human body is the chariot and Krishna is seated as the charioteer in the heart. Our five senses are the organs that we must control in order to reach our destination. This is the essence of the Geetha in a nutshell.
(From the book "Wit and Wisdom of Sri Sathya Sai" compiled by P. Gurumoorthy)
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