- Soma
Freshly pressed juice could not intoxicate - this English word is unfortunate!
"Toxic"- intoxicate - is to introduce some toxic matter into the system.
Soma invigorated the performer of the Yajna.
- Catalyst
"A substance that helps other substances to burn, without undergoing any change in itself" - Modern Science: "Chemistry's Secret Agents".
Such is the desire for God or for liberation.
It enables you to get rid of all worldly desires, but it has no need to undergo any change.
- Foolishness
It is utter foolishness to try to destroy someone else.
As you dig his grave you have to get into it first!
- Traffic
When you listen to a discourse, do not think - let it be one-way traffic.
If there is two-way traffic, you may have a jam.
Too much strain - you may feel tired.
- Routine
When intelligently practised, routine spiritual practices help us greatly. They become like rivers of spiritual light.
We are not same any two days!
And hence the Sadhana assumes fresher significance every day.
On the contrary, if we give up Sadhana altogether, looking for something spectacular, our spiritual personality becomes stagnant.
And, like a stagnant pool of water, it does not stay in the same condition but soon becomes dirty and filthy.
Life cannot be stagnant.
Even spiritual practices can become monotonous, boring, and therefore unspiritual.
So be vigilant and try to feel the presence of God in everything you do.