The Basic Proposition--- I would like to dedicate a series of short essays to the proposition that certain Hindu myths that supposedly describe the actions of the gods are, in fact, cryptic records of the acts of their priesthoods and the spiritual teachers or gurus associated with their cults. I shall begin with the myths of Brahma. If my insights are valid, they will provide a new doorway to our understanding of this often-neglected god. Like the God of Abraham, worshiped by Jews, Christians, and Muslims, Brahma is the creator of the universe---but almost no one in India worships him. This seems very strange to me as I gaze at the natural world in awe, overcome by its immensity and beauty. The first myth I shall examine is the story of Savitri, one of Brahma’s wives. We shall see what it meant to be a “wife” of Brahma, and why Savitri cursed her “husband”. One of the few temples of Brahma is this rock formation in the Grand Canyon of Arizona. Nature honors the creator god even if hum...