Kumbhakarna , Rama, valmeeki

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OM Krishna Guru,

 

This is the version of Ramayana that I heard from a

revered guru and discussed in a satsang

 

Rama is the Atma and Seeta is the Mind, When mind is

lost to illusion ( the Golden Deer ) , it gets

possessed/stolen by Ravana ( mayaworld, Knowledge -10

heads, Arts, Ambitions, greed, wealth, talents.. so..

on ) .

 

When the mind is lost in this mayaworld, the atma Ram

become desperate and disconsolate. Then the Atma Ram

with the help of Awareness ( laksh-mana, Dhyana,

devotion ) and breath-pranayama ( vayuputra, Monkey (

breathes jumpes up & down) - Hanuman ) rediscovers the

Mind ( seeta) .

 

Breath (pranyama) is the one which creates the "yoga"

of Mind and atma - just like Hanuman discovers the

Seeta and conveys it to Rama.,

 

but what is the state of mind (seeta )?, In the midst

of Ravana, Kumbhakarna ( Sloth, gluttony and greed ),

Indrajit ( Under the control on senses -

attachment(son) ) and in the garden of this of

supposedly Asoka park ( according to Ravana ), the

Mind-Seeta is full of soka , lost , wants to end the

misery and destroys itself

 

Re-Discovery of Mind is only the 1st step, but to get

it back fully , Atma needs/ gets the Conscience ,- (

Vibheesana ) . Then with the help of awareness, pure

conscience and Breath, the Atma gets back

the Mind by defeating indrajit, kumbhakarna and then

finally Ravana.

 

but when the atma gets back mind , it doubts it,

feels that it will cause it more misery and tries to

destroy the mind ( Seeta was asked to be purified by

fire ) . It is then the gods appear or god is

discovered and Rama is declared has God or Mahavishnu

or Purushatma.

 

It is said and possible that this is the path Valmiki

followed to achieve peace and enlightment.RamaRajya is

established within himself first and then in the world

thru his dharma-karma Ramayana.

 

Similarly for the Mahabharta , the five pandavas are

atma ( Yudhisthra ) , vayu/ahankara ( Bhima) ,

Intellect ( arjuna ) , Nakula & Sahadeva ( body &

fluids). It is interesting that in the Womb , first

comes atma, then breathe then intellect/mind, then

fluid/body. With the help of Mind, the Wealth

(Panchali) is got.

 

Similarly in the end of life , all of this is lost ,

only yudhisthra reaches the gates of heaven, only

atma and its karmic deeds are left ( dog) . But only

when the atma accepts its karma it is accepted inside

the heaven or re-discovers itself in heaven.

 

This is what I know, I am sure these puranas will

inspire people in different ways and create different

thoughts/Ideas/Imaginations and Meanings, above all

peace and Joy.

 

Luv

Sridhar

 

 

 

 

 

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