India, Dec. 25 -- Very few people realise a profound truth: our greatest enemy is not outside us, but within. This is not a modern psychological insight, nor a personal conjecture. Lord Krishna articulates this clearly in the Bhagavad Gita: "For one who has not conquered the mind, the mind alone becomes the enemy" (6.6). When consciousness-comprising the mind, senses, and intelligence-remains unconquered, it works against the individual. How many among us can genuinely claim mastery over all three? Perhaps none. Consider first the mind. We allow it almost unchecked freedom. Thousands of thoughts pass through it daily-many impulsive, unhealthy, and often crossing the boundaries of maryada (social and moral restraint). We justify this freedom...