Yesterday was Ramanavami. On the occasion, would like to share a perspective of life's learning from the Ramayana...
'Ra' means light.
'Ma' means within me, in my heart....
So, Rama means the Light Within Me....
Rama was born to Dasharath and Kousalya....
Dasharath means ''10 Chariots"....
The ten chariots symbolize the 5 sense organs (Gnanendriya) and 5 organs of action (Karmendriya)....
Kousalya means 'skill'.....
The skillful rider of the 10 chariots can give birth to Ram......
When the 10 chariots are used skillfully,
Radiance is born within.....
Rama was born in Ayodhya.....
Ayodhya means 'a place where no war can happen'.....
When there is no conflict in our mind, then the radiance can dawn.....
The Ramayana is not just a story which happened long ago......
It has a philosophical, spiritual significance and a deep truth in it......
It is said that the Ramayana is happening in our own body......
Our soul is Rama,
Our mind is Sita,
Our breath or life-force (Prana) is Hanuman,
Our awareness is Laxmana and
Our ego is Ravana......
When the mind (Sita) is stolen by the ego (Ravana) then the soul (Rama) gets restless......
Now the soul (Rama) cannot reach the mind (Sita) on its own......
It has to take the help of the breath - the prana (Hanuman)by being in awareness (Laxmana)......
With the help of the Prana (Hanuman) and Awareness (Laxmana), the Mind (Sita) got reunited with the Soul (Rama) and the Ego (Ravana) died/vanished......
In reality, Ramayana is an eternal phenomenon happening all the time.......
Courtesy. University of Hyderabad.
Tailpiece.
Lekha and Mini had got up at 5. They were ready by 7 and went off by a cab to the Kakkaad Ganapati kshetram, at Kunnamkulam. They returned by 9.
Soon after breakfast, I'd gone across to the Pookkodu panchayat to h/o my application of exemption of House Tax - an yearly ritual and collected the receipt.
The three of us went to the Kodungalloor temple to witness the culmination of Mini's puja, around a half past 4. Returned by a quarter past 10. It was raining all through the return passage!
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