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- 1. Elephant represents past [Sanchita] karma
- 2. Snake represents Future [Kriyamana] karma Remember karma meaning "doing"; your past and present all exist in this moment (Here and Now).
- 3. Tree branch is present life
- 4. white and black rats - day and night - eating away present life
- 5. Honey comb is Maya and material Life. He is under attack by the bees but yet is lost in his lust for honey.
A yogī is greater than the ascetic, greater than the empiricist and greater than the fruitive worker. Therefore, O Arjuna, in all circumstances, be a yogī. ~ Bhagavad Gita 6-46