The Inner Meaning of Ramayana

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The Inner Meaning of Ramayana

 

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 - Satwa, Rajas and Tamas - 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 Rakshasas chiefs are personifications of the

Rajasic (Ravana), Tamasic (Kumbhakarna) and the Satwic 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.

-- Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Rama Katha Rasavahini - The Rama Story

Prashanthi Nilayam, India.

 

 

Regards,

 

Subhashbhai

 

E-mail : bjswadia (AT) (DOT) co.uk

 

Sai Ram!