The Teachings of the Spiritual Books

Any ancient text from the bygone eras mask at least seven layers of meanings within them. They are not akin to peeling layers to an onion. They are more akin to the picture in portray, approachable from the left or the right. The One true meaning or the essence is centered and is approachable diametrically by both the followers of the left-hand or the right-hand paths. As I have oft quoted "When one half is left - the other half is usually right! You need both to complete a true picture".

I am not going to delve deeply into what path that you as an individual soul may choose. But I will touch base on the ancient metaphor of the Indian cow or 'go' in Sanskrit (considered a sacred animal in India) to explain a bit.

Bhagwan Sri Krishna, fondly called as Gopala means a cowherd. Gokula translates as a cow station or a herd of kine. The cow out of sheer love for it's progenies secretes milk or gorasa (Sanskrit).

The kid needs milk for nourishment but cannot consume in excess quantities. Such consumption would lead to purging out the excess through vomiting or through loose bowel discharge. If one were to dilute a gallon of milk into tank full of water, the resultant mixture cannot be called as milk, even though the tank may contain 1% or 5% of milk in it.

Contrarily, if one were to boil the milk to a high degree, we get condensed milk. If as an individual, one may have a capacity to consume a pint of milk, one would certainly struggle to cope with digesting 1 pint of condensed milk. Condensed milk is creamy and it is a good source to whip out the best creamy butter. Likewise, when milk is curdled and diluted and churned - the cream rises to the top as butter.

Capability to consume butter varies with each individual. It requires a regular usage pattern in small doses and a strong digestive tract. Still it tends to accumulate as fat within the body - undigested and underutilized for many. Butter when put under strenuous heat turns to clarified butter or 'ghee'. Ghee is an even more harder component to digest for all - yet very aromatic and full of flavor and richness.

The ancient texts are similar in context. The more we analyze and fathom it from various ways, only few aspects can be fathomed. Bit by bit as the stories begin to unwind and unravel themselves, they start shedding the layers for all to understand. Reading a sloka or a psalm everyday without meditating upon it is akin to diluting the scripture and hoping for a miracle. Contrarily, reading the bible or the Vedas over and over again need not make it digestible or completely fathomable for the intellect.

Knowingly or unknowingly, life invariably takes us through a path of Spiritual progression. Many lifetimes would in fact be required to purge and purify, let alone digest facts. Digestion apart, digression is the work of 'Samsara' to lure you into wavering and wandering. Life is a leveler and karma points are what we can play around with. You do good and accumulate good balances; plant whatever seed that you want to reap and explore. He who takes a sword will also die by the sword.

Keep in mind the essence of the message that is being conveyed, and you straightaway are making two people happy. The conveyor of the message and yourself. Keep aside five minutes of your time each day to read a scripture and meditate upon it. It will invariably grow upon you and shed it's glorious light upon you.

God bless your today and every other day.

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