Man's body has been compared with a chariot, his soul with a charioteer and his senses with the horses. A skillful man drives about without confusion, like an able charioteer with well-broken horses.
मात्मा नियन्तेन्द्रियाण्याहुरश्वान्। र्दान्तः सुखं याति रथीव धीरः॥