Circle of Good Will - The World Teacher Trust

The written scripture is but a symbol of the unwrittenscripture. Study of the scripture cannot be donewithout the related keys. If a language expert studiesa book on chemistry or nuclear chemistry or nuclearphysics, quantum theory, mathematics etc., he cannotunderstand. We cannot read scripture likewise. Weneed to know the symbols. One cannot just studychemistry without knowing the symbols of chemistry.Likewise physics has its symbols, quantum physicshas its symbols, and mathematics too has its symbols.Every science has its related symbols – also spiritualscience. When a snake is mentioned in the scripture,it represents the time aspect, it represents cycles oftime. A lion in the scripture is not an animal, butan astrological symbol relating to lion. In scripturesone comes across many animal symbols, one comesacross numbers, which are symbols of potencies. Onecomes across sounds, which are symbols of differentvibrations. There are six keys to scriptures. Withoutthese keys, it is like searching in darkness to find theobjects. One would but tumble. Astrology, etymology,numerology, time cycles, metrical presentations, andcolour presentations need to be understood before onedares to read scriptures. When a scripture says thatthe serpent came down the tree, understand that thetree is the tree of life and the descending serpent isthe involution of time. When Adam and Eva are saidto have put on coats of skin, it means they developedbodies of flesh and blood. The apple that Eva eats isnot the apple that we know. It indicates the desire.All initiates also speak through symbols and parables.Unless we know the symbolism of scriptures we willnever understand the scriptures. Commenting withoutunderstanding is mere arrogance. Just like there isa right approach to the Teacher, there is also a rightapproach to the scripture. Unless one has the rightapproach one would not learn.When a scripture is not comprehensible, the studenthas the facility of a Teacher. The Teacher knows thescripture, for he knows the symbolism as well. He willhelp the sincere seeker with the related keys and alsointroduce those keys to the student. “Secret Doctrine”for example is wisdom unlocked by Madam Blavatskyby using three keys of wisdom – the key of timecycles, the key of astrology and the key of etymology.People who read “Secret Doctrine” will understandthe importance of the scripture, if they also happen toknow these keys.Scriptures unfold wisdom in layers. As profoundas the student transforms, so profound the scriptureis revealed. Scriptures are generally written in sevenlayers. The more one reads, the more one walks intolight, the deeper one will find the meaning in thestrictures. They carry the commandments of truth,114 115