Rama
is the Indweller in every Body. He is the Atma-Rama, the
Rama (Source of Bliss) in every individual. His blessings
upsurging from that inner Spring can confer Peace and
Bliss. He is the very embodiment of Dharma of all the
Codes of Morality that hold mankind together in Love and
Unity. The Ramayana, the Rama story, teaches two lessons:
the value of detachment and the need to become aware of
the Divine in every being. Faith in God and detachment
from objective pursuits are the keys for human
liberation. Give up sense-objects; you gain Rama. Sita
gave up the luxuries of Ayodhya and so, she could be with
Rama, in the period of 'exile'. When she cast longing
eyes on the golden deer and craved for it, she lost the
Presence of Rama. Renunciation leads to joy; attachment
brings about grief. Be in the world, but, not of it. The
brothers, comrades, companions and collaborators of Rama
are each of them examples of persons saturated with
Dharma. Dasaratha is the representative of the merely
physical, with the ten senses. The three Gunas - Sathwa,
Rajas and Thamas - are the three Queens. The Four Goals
of Life - the Purusharthas - are the four Sons. Lakshmana
is the Intellect; Sugriva is Viveka or Discrimination.
Vali is Despair. Hanuman is the embodiment of Courage.
The Bridge is built over the Ocean of Delusion. The three
Rakshasa chiefs are personifications of the Rajasic
(Ravana), Thamasic (Kumbhakarna) [see also
Srimad
Bhagavatam, C7:1, verse
44]
and the Sathwic qualities (Vibhishana). Sita is
Brahmajnana or the Awareness of the Universal Absolute,
which the Individual must acquire and regain undergoing
travails in the crucible of Life. Make your heart pure
and strong, contemplating the grandeur of the Ramayana.
Be established in the faith that Rama is the Reality of
your existence.
Rama
is the Indweller in every Body. He is the Atma-Rama, the
Rama (Source of Bliss) in every individual. His blessings
upsurging from that inner Spring can confer Peace and
Bliss. He is the very embodiment of Dharma of all the
Codes of Morality that hold mankind together in Love and
Unity. The Ramayana, the Rama story, teaches two lessons:
the value of detachment and the need to become aware of
the Divine in every being. Faith in God and detachment
from objective pursuits are the keys for human
liberation. Give up sense-objects; you gain Rama. Sita
gave up the luxuries of Ayodhya and so, she could be with
Rama, in the period of 'exile'. When she cast longing
eyes on the golden deer and craved for it, she lost the
Presence of Rama. Renunciation leads to joy; attachment
brings about grief. Be in the world, but, not of it. The
brothers, comrades, companions and collaborators of Rama
are each of them examples of persons saturated with
Dharma. Dasaratha is the representative of the merely
physical, with the ten senses. The three Gunas - Sathwa,
Rajas and Thamas - are the three Queens. The Four Goals
of Life - the Purusharthas - are the four Sons. Lakshmana
is the Intellect; Sugriva is Viveka or Discrimination.
Vali is Despair. Hanuman is the embodiment of Courage.
The Bridge is built over the Ocean of Delusion. The three
Rakshasa chiefs are personifications of the Rajasic
(Ravana), Thamasic (Kumbhakarna) [see also
