Approaching scripture study as a spiritual practice rather than an intellectual one can transform it from laborious to transcendent. It can become a portal into a deeper connection with God and ourselves.

As Sri Yukteswar Giri wisely stated, "Sacred writings are beneficial in stimulating desire for inward realization, if one stanza at a time is slowly assimilated. Continual intellectual study results in vanity and the false satisfaction of an undigested knowledge." Thank you to Isaac Meacham for sharing this quote!