It is commonly said that the Senses perceive. This is not true, for it is the Mind that perceives through the Senses.
तथेन्द्रियाणि सर्वाणि पश्यन्तीत्यभिचक्षते॥ न चेन्द्रियाणि पश्यन्ति मन एवात्र पश्यति।