Sadhguru, Aug. 26 -- By Sadhguru - Founder, Isha Foundation

For thousands of years, Ganesh Chaturthi has lived on, and Ganapati has become one of the most popular gods in India. He is the one who assimilated all the knowledge that was in the nation. He grasped and wrote down everything. He was supposed to be a brilliant scholar whose scholarship and intellect were beyond normal human capabilities. Ganapati is always shown with a book and a pen, to show his scholarly capabilities. Even today, if you want to start education for a child, the first thing is to call Ganapati.

The significance of Ganesh Chaturthi is that we create a God and then dissolve him. We make an idol of Ganesha and worship him. For the next few weeks, there is nothing...