ESOTERIC RAMAYAN - 2

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ESOTERIC RAMAYAN - 2 (On a Lighter Note ;-)

 

Remember ESOTERIC RAMAYAN??? RAMA + AYAN = Journey/Path of the Soul.

Just a revision of characters...

RAM = Atma (Soul)

LAKSHMAN = Ekagrata (Concentrated Mind)

BHARAT = Sharir (Body.....probably thats why this Aryan mass of land is called

BHARATVARSHA; Ofcourse not forgetting the story of Shakuntala's son :-)

SHATRUGHNA = Karma (Action)

DASHRATH = Indriya (Senses)

KAUSHLYA = Sattva Guna

KAIKEYI = Tamo Guna

SUMITRA = Rajo Guna

HANUMAN = Pran (Life Force)

RAVANA = Aham (Ego)

Here are some new characters:

SUGRIVA = Su means Good + Griva means Throat = A Throat that is

energized/cleansed thru Yoga/Pranayam. Needless to say, SUGRIVA being the King

of Vanaras supplies Hanumana (Pran) as well as the whole Vanar Sena (Pran Vayu)

to assit RAM is his endeavours to free SITA (The Kundalini Shakti) from RAVANA.

An even, not so regular practitioner of Pranayam can experience this phenomenon.

SHURPANAKHA :-) ..............well, this is getting funnier :-D

We all know that the very seed of the RAM & RAVANA feud started with the

incident of SHURPANAKHA's nose getting slain by LAKHMAN. It is the very begining

of the tale that finally makes Ramayana - The Story. Esoterically, it refers to

the 'time' when first of the endeavours of a this wandering soul to reach back

to its kingdom starts - The Neophyte. In Ramayana also, 13 years of exile had

passed.....just after a year RAMA will be throned back to his kingdom. So, the

EGO (Ravana) has to play its final game in an attempt to not let it happen.

Thus, the first move is taken by Ego's Sister - SHURPANAKHA :-) Shall we explore

the meaning??? SHURPA-NAKHA means Big/Large Nails. And what do we do with our

nails??? No marks for guessing that, we scratch ofcourse :-P

The moment this neophyte Sadhak sits for " Meditation " or " Jap Mala " and tries to

Concentrate 'The Mind'.....Remember? Lakha-Man = Ekagrachitta Man

(Concentrated/Focussed Mind)...there comes the marraige proposal from

Shurpanakha :-)) One feels scratchy here and there :-D))))))))))))

So next time we feel scratchy while Meditating or Japa, lets not take the

Surpanakha (Nails) to get married to Lakshman :-) Control...Observe...Get

Over...lets slay her nose and drive her out !!!! :-)

 

Ofcourse get ready for Marich (The Golden Deer) to come next ;-D