24 August, 2020

Teachings from Ramayana






जाकी रही भावना जैसी
प्रभु मूरत देखी तिन तैसी:

Jaki rahi bhavana jaisi, prabhu murat dekhi tin taisi

The lord (your surroundings) will appear as per your feelings


Means there is a law of balance operating, and that we see the face of God in the form of our deepest thoughts, emotions and feelings

Studying the Sanskrit root word Bhavana which means development, cultivating or producing in the sense of "calling into existence.”, hence building is called bhavan, so we create our own Universe, our own surroundings as per our deepest thoughts

We should never blame others, for whatever happens to us because that is what we deserve as per the law of balance, and if we desire to change the world, the only place we can begin is our selves, for when we change, only then our surroundings will change, as Krishnamurti said

“The only hope for humankind is the transformation of the individual. To change the world, you must first change yourself.”
—Jiddu Krishnamurti


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धीरज धरम मित्र अरु नारी
 आपद काल परखिये चारी:

Dheeraj dharam mitra aru nari aapad kal parakhiye chari

Patience, one’s ability to follow the righteous path, Friend and Wife (female companion) these four are always tested in adversity

In an adverse circumstance four things are tested--- (1) ones patience, (2) how much can a person hold on tightly to the righteous path, (3) a friend—one comes to know who is a true friend and who all are fair weather friends and (4) the woman who is close to you, a woman who is close to you for material benefit will disappear but your faithful lover / wife will never abandon you



Now some people ask this question that why the fourth point say’s women does it not apply to men as well; the answer is:

First of all understand that if these words were told by a man, then we could have said that they seem biased, but these words were said by a woman in Ramayan who was none other than Devi Anasuya (literally meaning one who is free from jealousy or envy / the best among woman)  the wife of Rishi Atri to praise Sita who could have remained in her palace among luxury but instead chose to follow her husband during his exile, so while praising Sita also a message is conveyed to men that a faithful lover / wife will never abandon you in adversity so never chase after other woman since men have a tendency to be very irresponsible in their sexual behaviour (which I have written in the blog on male female relationships)




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In the climax scene of the Ramayan; when Ram and Ravan come face to face in battle, here Ravan is on an mayavi (elusive) chariot floating above the ground, serviced by various ghost and spirits, decked heavily in armour with all sorts of divine weapons, on the other hand Ram who is now leading an ascetic life stands bare footed in a simple robe with only his bow and arrows, a complete mismatch, an unequal and unfair contest, much against the protocol of battle in those days

The story of Ram is that he was going to be made a king but was instead sent to exile; he faced many difficulties but never received any help. He always followed the path of dharma—the righteous path so on this special day when there was a faceoff between good and evil and Ram stands against the mighty Ravan in battle, bare footed, finally the seeds of virtue that he sowed in his entire life brought results and the Gods come to his assistance, the lord of heavens sent his chariot, which descended from heaven with the horses themselves chanting mantras and other Gods gave him their weapons, in this way once again the eternal laws were fulfilled that when there is a decay of dharma, he is born age after age to destroy evil and to once again establish the righteous order in society also the Gods coming to the assistance of Ram proves what Paulo Coelho has written in the alchemist—this Universe conspires in helping you to achieve your dreams, just like the Universe had once conspired to help Rudra to destroy Tipura, you may read that story on the link below

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Lord Ram asked Hanuman, "Who are you, monkey?" Hanuman bowed his head reverently, folded his hands and said, "When I do not know who I am, I serve You and when I do know who I am, You and I are One.”

Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas


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These are my very own interpretation of the Ramayana teachings; currently I am studying the allegory (deep meaning) of sunder kand and the story of kakbhushundi, the eternal crow, will write about them in future


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