The celibaate, “he began, must first control his appetite for food, if he is to control all his other

appetites. Means that his food should always. Be limited, simple but it is not enouhg to keep the body
without food, while feasting the mind upon all sorts of delicacies, thinking all the time about what you
will eat and what you will drink after the fast ends. That is useless. Fating is useful when mind
cooperates with body and cultivates a distaste for the objects that are denied to the body. Mind is at the
root of all sensuality. That is the third sesson. “