The Yoga of Action

After teaching sense control (3.41), Krishna reveals the hierarchy of your inner world: the senses are higher than the body, the mind (manas) is higher than the senses, the intellect (buddhi) is higher than the mind, and the Self (Ātman) is beyond even the intellect. This isn't abstract philosophy—it's the map for winning every inner battle. The key insight: you can't control something from its own level. Your mind can't calm your mind. Your body can't motivate your body. You need to go up one level to gain leverage. Each higher level can observe and direct the one below it.