The command “Take off your sandals” is interpreted not literally but as: “Remove your attachment to both worlds (this life and the next).” The staff turning into a serpent represents the spiritual authority transforming the deceptions of the ego.

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The command “Take off your sandals” is interpreted not literally but as: “Remove your attachment to both worlds (this life and the next).” The staff turning into a serpent represents the spiritual authority transforming the deceptions of the ego.