thoughts on reading (and writing)

the last few days were spent thinking about various things. one among them was the 'repetition of posts' :). do my posts repeat themselves? hopefully, because there is only one truth :). since i am not at the truth yet, however, it manifests itself in isolated and segmented trains of thought that yearn for cohesion. slowly, steadily, they aim toward it. at this point, can i ask for more? no, of course :).

reading the gita, i wonder the same - do not several shlokas repeat the same ideas? again, yes, because is there not only one truth? but if multiple spiritual texts advocate the same ideas, is there a point to reading them? indeed, is there a point to repetition? i believe there is. first, because every text (and every author) has a different thought process to offer, wherein we may discover different perspectives we may not have considered. second, and more importantly, it is one thing to read, but quite another to internalize. and one never knows when one will discover a point of view that will suddenly hit home and bring about an epiphany. i have found insights and means of internalization in several different (and sometimes the most unexpected) places. so - read much as you can - is my mantra. there will be repetition; in fact, there should be, but read regardless. and chew until the thought has been fully digested.