A man working in the city received a letter from his family in the village; it was a shopping list. But when he went to go shopping, he couldn't find the letter. The man was frantic. "I must find that letter!"
He finally found the letter and read it carefully: such-and-such cloth, such-and-such medicine, such-and-such tea, and so on.
He went shopping, and then threw the letter away.
It was once important; now it was not.
So it is with holy scripture: you need to read it carefully, but when you are on the path, you don't need it anymore.
Inspired by: Tales and Parables of Sri Ramakrishna
Notes: This is story 201 in the book. You can find out more about Ramakrishna at Wikipedia.
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