Six Senses and Sense Objects are not Self
Each sense tends towards its own objects
1. Eye goes after agreeable forms = a snake pulls in the direction of an anthill;
2. ear pulls towards agreeable sounds = a crocodile pulls in the direction of water;
3. nose pulls towards agreeable odors = a bird pulls to fly in the sky;
4. tongue pulls towards agreeable taste = a dog pulls to enter a village;
5. body – pulls towards agreeable touch = a jackal pulls to go towards a charnel ground;
6. mind pulls towards agreeable mental phenomena = a monkey pulls to go into the forest.
We project our own sense concepts onto objects from within our minds.
Our sensual desires are only our attachments to concepts. That is why the whole process of sensual experiences can be effectively executed in a dream, with entirely satisfactory results.
Upanishadic Notion of Atman and Brahman