Shaastra Bodha and Shatru Bodha
As Hindus we’ve forgotten both शास्त्रबोध | Shaastra bodha (knowledge of our shaastras/scriptures, and for me, it is also knowledge of our history) and शत्रुबोध | Shatru bodha (being able to distinguish who is a true friend and who is not). The following three revelations taught me both. As always, have tried to provide references for each. My first revelation was about Swastika, a symbol of well being and auspiciousness not just for the Hindus but many ancient cultures around the world. An excellent well researched documentary 1 taught me that that this word was appropriated by someone who translated Hitler's autobiography into English. Hitler or the Nazis NEVER used the word Swastika but instead the word they had for their symbol of hate and terror was Hakenkreuz . The correct translation of this word in English is "Hooked Cross". This was a Shaastra bodha for me, a history lesson that should have been taught in school but was not and is still not part of history