One distinguishing feature of almost all Indian spiritual Gurus is
that they were all great poets. A poet is not necessarily someone who has a
great command over a particular human language or someone who uses very flowery
language in his/her writings and sayings. A poet is one whose words carry very
deep spiritual meanings which keep evolving over many centuries and millennia
to come. This is very important for conveying spiritual truths since, unlike
mathematics, their meanings are very subjective and heavily dependent on time,
space and situation. There is an element of objectivity present since the words
spoken are still valid, but the meanings are subjective. It is like the eternal
relation between Purusha and Prakriti. One aspect of reality is changeless and
another keeps changing at every moment! Spiritual groups and organizations,
which stick to the literal meanings of the words spoken by their Gurus, are
often found to deteriorate quite quickly. Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has rightly
said, “There is only one way to put
mystical experiences into words, and that is poetry.”
