An idea from Bhagavad Gita

Arjuna asks what pushes a person into wrong against their own will. Krishna names it as desire, with anger close behind. It covers good sense the way smoke covers a fire and rust covers a mirror. So he tells Arjuna to rule the senses first.

From Bhagavad Gita by Vyasa

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