ABSTRACT
Traditionally, the verses are held to be divinely inspired. Details and even contradictions are not poetic licence, but riddles; deeper truths are found by one-pointed meditation on them.
The order of chapters, and the presentation of instruction, is not casual. A special technique is being used, which can be called Teachin~ Down. This kind of teaching is the opposite of building up a body of information and methods of applying it. Teaching Down is concerned with removing illusions. The method is, that the final truth is declared first. If the pupil can 'see' it, and actually embody it, further instruction is needless. If he does not 'see' it, an additional pointer is given, and if necessary further and further indications.
