Men Speak the Language of the Torah
In the Rama's reading, the Torah's stories point to inner ideas, and the physical meaning is only the second layer.
On the verse that Moshe wrote down the stages of the Jewish people's journeys, the Rama gives a principle about how to read the Torah. When it seems to describe concrete things, it is always speaking about ideas. The higher meaning is the main one, and the physical meaning comes second. He knows that the Ramban, on Bereishis, follows the rule that the Torah speaks in the manner of people. But the Rama turns the line around: one may just as rightly claim that human speech follows the Torah's pattern. The world, in other words, is shaped by the Torah's ideas, not the other way around.
Source: On Bamidbar 33:2, quoted in the name of the Rama in the Jewish Encyclopedia, "Fano"; the treatise is not named there
When you learn a parsha this week, pause on one detail that seems plain, such as a place name, a number or a journey, and ask what it might point to inside a person. You do not need a Kabbalist's tools. Ask one simple question: where is this found in my own life? Write down one answer, however small. The Rama taught that the Torah's higher meaning is the main one, and you can begin to find it with an honest, curious question.