An idea from Bhagavad Gita

Arjuna asks how a steady person behaves. Like a tortoise pulling its legs into its shell, Krishna says, that person pulls the senses back from what tempts them. Desires pour in like rivers into the sea, and the sea does not rise.

From Bhagavad Gita by Vyasa

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