Why is it important to understand implied meaning in Spirituality?

In Spirituality, an attempt is made to express verbally that which is beyond words. Consequently, there is a difference in the literal and implied meaning. That is why as the spiritual emotion(bhāv) of a seeker rises according to his spiritual level, he comprehends the same point differently. In the worldly sense the literal meaning, for example 1 + 1 = 2, never changes. In Spirituality however, it does. To cite an example, it is said that 1 (Guru) + 1 (disciple) = 1 (Guru), because the disciple merges into the Guru. Click here to read more.

• 1. Confusion about terminology
• 2. Difference in the literal and implied meaning
• 3. Different meanings of words used in the worldly and spiritual contexts
• 4. Extremely condensed form
• 5. Absence of worldly suggestions
• 6. Absence of explanation
• 7. Absence of comparative studies
• 8. Difference in terminology in Western psychology and Indian psychology (science of Spirituality)
• 9. Atheism
• 10. Meaningless rationalism
  • 10.1 A challenge to rationalists
• 11. Social commitments
• 12. Charvak philosophy
• 13. Hypocrisy of the so-called spiritually evolved