our miseries are due to a misconception of self-identity / the counterintuitive key - human life is not meant for sense gratification, it is meant for self-realization / we\u2019re chasing a mirage that draws us deeper & deeper into the desert / controlling our senses means freedom / Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 (2.59) - the higher taste / consciousness is active by nature
SB 3.7.12-14