I find it coincidentally amusing that you mentioned Arnold, as he is coming to my town in a few weeks for a conference.

What a great exploration of the Hindi concept of hierarchy. Really appreciated learning about Varnas.

I was thinking earlier this morning about the (potential) hierarchical nature of spirit in that perhaps “As above, so below” can be taken to mean that our own systems of hierarchy may well be reflective of the way “God” and the cosmos is structured. For the longest time I’ve wondered if perhaps God is much like a CEO with lesser spirits and/or processes responsible for governing certain aspects of reality.

It’s quite prescient that just an half hour before reading your article, I thought briefly about the many millions (33) of Gods that Hinduism has and how each specializes in a particular area or facet of life.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-33-million-demigods-o_b_1737207

Lord Ganesha is known as the remover of obstacles, for instance, and Hinduism offers a specific God to appeal towards in wanting to accomplish a specific purpose.

It seems that there is truth in old ideas that have been distorted and misinterpreted over time.

Articles like this helps in getting to the core beliefs of one of the world’s oldest religions by engaging in a more modern and less archaic discussion of what the Bhagavad Gita teaches.

Thanks for unearthing this little gem Chengeer. Great food for thought!