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Money means the jewel, and poor means the city—the city of the jewels. You can collect and collect tons of jewels. Consider the Buddhist mantra, "Maṇi Padme Hum." "Maṇi" means the jewel, and "padma" means the lotus feet of the master. It signifies: "I bow down to the Buddha's lotus feet." Each nail of those feet is like a jewel. Each pose, each nail—these are the ten jewels. Every jewel possesses different qualities and different meanings, and these correspond to the ten petals of the Maṇipūra chakra. This chakra coordinates with the ten indriyas: the five jñānendriyas (senses of perception) and the five karmendriyas (senses of action). These ten indriyas are like ten horses pulling the coach of this body. If these ten horses are under control, the coach remains in good condition. If these ten horses run wild, the coach will very soon be destroyed. These ten horses are known as the five jñānendriyas and the five karmendriyas. The jñānendriyas are the eyes, the ears, the sense of smell, the sense of taste, and the sense of touch in the skin. These five jñānendriyas give us information from the external world, and they can fall into temptation. All jñānendriyas are located in the upper part of the body, except for the skin. The karmendriyas are what you do through words, hands, legs, and the genital system. These are the five karmendriyas—the five horses that pull your coach. It now depends on whether you have control over them. Their roots are located in the Maṇipūra chakra. In this chakra, where you see these ten petals, there is a golden yellow color. This is the color of fire. It is known as Pitāmbara. Pitāmbara is the color of Viṣṇu; Kṛṣṇa's dress is Pitāmbara. That is why in our Gurukul, in Jadan, all boys and girls wear yellow—they are our Kṛṣṇas in yellow. This is the color of the fire element; this is the color of purification.