Ramayana - A hidden interpretation!
Hello all,
Namaste! Hope all of you had a fantastic week where you were able to bring in your inner divine masculine (actions) and divine feminine (emotions) more balanced so that your actions were taken according to the emotions or intuitions you were having. This week I was planning to write about another very strong lady, Kannagi who comes in a Tamil epic, 'Silapathikaram' (சிலப்பதிகாà®°à®®்).
But once I posted last week's post about Seetha, suddenly a thought came to my mind with an utterly new interpretation about Ramayana. I was given such a thought in the first place to share it on the blog. Also, remember we have discussed many times in the mythological stories there are hidden or esoteric meanings embedded. If I don't write about it this week, I will lose the idea altogether. Hence here it is.
Last week in the Seetha post, we already discussed the story of Ramayana, how when Rama and Seetha were in the forest, Seetha was abducted and taken to Lanka by the demon king Ravana and how Rama killed Ravana and brought back Seetha. As it is redundant to repeat the story again, let us proceed with the other interpretation.
The story of Ramu: Let us narrate a story here. Instead of our hero Rama, in the story let us give the name Ramu. (Rama is considered the divine God in Hinduism and I don't want to use that name. Here Ramu can be male or female. As Ramayana has Rama as the hero, in this story I just put it as Ramu. Can happen to a female as well.) Our Ramu was born into a nice family with his three brothers having awesome parents. When Ramu and his siblings were of school age, their parents put them in school and all the kids studied well. Ramu was first in his studies as well as sports. (Rama was first always in archery, Dharma, and his other virtues ;-))
Now after the studies, Ramu got a good job in the city and had to leave his parents in the town and go to the far-off city. There he was met with different kind of experiences like the movie theaters, malls, and shopping complexes. He liked the look and feel of the city. "Nice! So many new things here in the city compared to the simple country life. How can anyone live in a town when the city has so many things to enjoy?"
Now he was regular in his office work and didn't make any excuses due to his work ethics. But one day while he was going to some place, say a mall he met another person Ravi by chance and they had a nice conversation. Ramu felt Ravi was very straightforward and honest. They had a good friendship and started spending time together. One day Ravi said, "There is a nice bar nearby. Why don't we go and check it out?" Ramu thought why not? Ravi seems like a good friend. But first, he was hesitant. He thought."No, that is not correct. My parents have so many dreams on me. I should not go and waste my time in bars". But Ravi insisted again and again and encouraged him to try it out.
Finally, Ramu thought Ravi to be a good friend, it may be okay to try once and then be done with it. So both Ramu and Ravi went to the bar. They had a great time having drink after drink. Ramu became so drunk that he forgot about his surroundings. Next day he had a bad headache. He could not much concentrate in his office work. His mind started wandering and always went and stopped at the good time he had last night. Then again that evening Ravi appeared and invited him to go to the bar. This kept on happening again and again.
After some time Ramu became addicted to drinks and when he was sober, he either had a splitting headache or a very sad mood. Now when he was not drinking, the alcohol withdrawal symptoms started to take over, like shaking of the hands or a deep yearning for the drinks. He could not maintain his office job and he lost his apartment as he was not able to pay the rent. Now his main desire became somehow to get the next drink. Like this, he started leading the life of a vagabond.
One day by chance Ramu's another friend Somu saw him near a liquor shop. Somu was thunderstruck to see how Ramu was looking shabby and how his appearance has become emaciated. Somu being a good friend of Ramu thought that he needs to help Ramu. He took Ramu home. Now Ramu was not at all in a good mood. He just wanted the next drink, that is all he cared about. But Somu thought I need to help him and took him to a doctor who was an expert in alcoholism rehabilitation and enrolled him in a de-addiction and rehabilitation program.
Now the battle of the will and Ramu against the alcohol started. There were days Ramu was on the floor having spasms racking his body or he was screaming his lungs out due to the anger he was feeling. There were other days he was having chills, the next hour shooting high temperatures and sweating profusely. Other times he was hallucinating and seeing visions, which was not there and becoming paranoid. Some days he just could not sleep and be vomited his stomach contents and having nausea. It was a true battle of the will, Ramu, and the demon alcohol.
Finally, after a few months, his withdrawal symptoms started subsiding and he started coming to his senses. He was a bit ashamed of the way he had behaved during his alcohol days. He decided in his mind, he will lead a better life, started regularly going to the support meetings where he could help others as well who were struggling with the same issues. After some time, he was able to find a good job and bring his life back on track. (Marriage of Ramu will make things complicated. So let us assume he was not married when he was under the influence of alcohol and married later when he became sane and cut out alcohol from his life. This story can be put to any vices, like shopping, hoarding, gold, drugs, porn, adult industry, crime, gangs and more. Just gave alcohol as an example.)
Now how does this story relate to Ramayana, let us analyze. Shall we??
Analysis:
1, Ramu going to school: In Ramayana, Rama and his siblings were well educated and were experts in all Sastras, Dharma, and archery and other martial arts. Same way here our Ramu also was a good student and was first in all his subjects. He put his mind to subjects and did his education well. Later once he got a good job, he went to the city to pursue his career.
2, Ramu heads to the city: Ramu reached the city and joined the job. He was good in his trade and made a few good friends in the city. This we can relate to Rama going to the forest with Seetha and Lakshmana. Now the question arises, who are Seetha and Lakshmana? Any idea? Before proceeding further with the reading, just try for yourself who are Seetha and Lakshmana in the Ramu story?? (Everyone can have different interpretations. So one interpretation is not above another. Everything is a divine inspiration).
According to the inspiration I got, Seetha is the mind of Ramu and Lakshmana is the willpower and the needed actions taken by him to bring his intention into existence. Without the mind, we really cannot do anything that we desire. So at first Ramu had his mind with him the first time when he went to the city. Accompanying Ramu was his mind (Seetha) and his willpower (Lakshmana). All three of them were happy together, seeing the sights and sounds of the city (forest). They visited malls (Ashrams of hermits), movie theatres (scenic nature) and went to restaurants (eating fruits and berries). All three of them were inseparable and found happiness in each other's company.
3, Ramu meeting Ravi: Now the turn in the story happens. One day Ramu met with Ravi who seemed like a good friend. They had a lot of conversations and started spending time together. Here we need to remember, it was more of Ramu's mind (Seetha) who was spending time with Ravi as in friendship it is not the body but more of the mind that gets involved. The mind or Seetha saw the golden deer Maricha and became infatuated by its color and dazzle. The golden deer can be taken as the invitations to the bar extended by Ravi. So the mind of Ramu (Seetha) got enchanted with the deer and wanted the body (Rama) to pursue it. See the mind needs the body and the body needs the mind and both have to work in tandem. (Seetha needs Rama and Rama needs Seetha ;-))
Now, who is Ravi here? Of course Maricha. Maricha is the person who took the body (Rama) away from the mind (Seetha). Without the awareness needed by the body and the mind, the mind is left alone to deal with issues. This can be taken as Seetha alone in her Ashram because before she meets Ravana, the willpower Lakshmana also went with the body. (Here the body or Rama is interpreted really as the divine within who inhabits the body even if the mind has gone wayward. The body really needs that inner divine to really tackle this Ravana among addictions.) So the mind or Seetha is alone without Rama (awareness of the body with the divine within) or Lakshmana (willpower).
4, Ramu tastes alcohol: Now due to the enchantment towards the golden deer or the desire towards alcohol, Seetha or Ramu's mind is becoming very flustered. Remember Ravana is asking Seetha to step out of the line drawn by Lakshmana. Here the willpower is saying, "Don't do it. Don't step out of the line. Don't damage yourself." But the desire to taste alcohol or the fancy of the golden deer is huge. But then Seetha stepped out and Ravana caught hold of her. So Ramu tasted the alcohol and that is it, his mind became captured by the might of the alcohol. Who is Ravana here? Ravana is the alcohol. It can be alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, porn, shopping or anything that can capture a person's mind and take his/her body and willpower away.
5, Ramu becomes an addict: Now Ravana has captured Seetha and taken her far away from Rama. She is kept in soiled clothes and sadness under a tree with female demons for the vigil. Here Ramu's mind has become totally under the control of alcohol. The female demons can be other vices he is having like smoking or even other drinking buddies who give him company at the bars or liquor shops. Remember Ravana asks the female demons or Rakshasis to extol him in praises. Who will the drinking buddies or others praise once all of them are under the influence? Alcohol!
So the female demons or any other person who praises or extols the alcohol (Ravana) becomes the enabler for the alcohol. Now once Ramu became addicted to alcohol he was thrown out of the job. He started being a vagabond and his mind departed from him literally as he was always drunk or in a haze. The same way Rama became separated from Seetha and Seetha (Ramu's mind) was in soiled clothes, sad and not in her true Self. Here also Ramu has lost the true power of his mind and is under the thumb of Ravana. We can even interpret that the visit of 'Hanuman to see Seetha' may have been a random self- realization in between sometimes that Ramu is totally addicted to alcohol or kept a prisoner by Ravana. See how even a mythological story can really speak about our everyday life? Only we need to have a third eye vision (opening of Ajna chakra).
6, Somu meets Ramu: Now the good friend Somu meets Ramu and is saddened by his appearance. When Seetha was lost, Rama was heartbroken and was searching through the forest far and wide like a person, who has lost his mind. Without Seetha Rama was desperate and without any interests. Alcohol addiction makes a person not interested in anything else except the next drink. Here Somu can be related to the army of the monkeys, Vanaras with leaders like Sugriva and Hanuman who were ready to help Rama. Without their help, Rama would not have been able to find Seetha.
Without the help of Somu, Ramu could have never come out of the steel grip of alcohol. Ramu is taken to Somu's house the same ways Rama and Lakshmana were taken to Kishkinda, the abode of the vanaras. Once there Rama and Lakshmana start to plan and strategize to rescue Seetha. Here Somu and doctor are discussing the treatment needed by Ramu. For that first, they would have to talk to Ramu as well and try to get his support as well. It is extremely difficult to treat an addict if they don't support and undergo the treatment. Then it becomes a failed cause.
7, Ramu put into treatment and rehabilitation: Then comes the treatment and rehabilitation of Ramu. The de-addiction is literally a war between the body and the mind. The cravings of the body can be so strong that the mind of a person can go crazy. Here the mind of Ramu or Seetha is lost already. To recapture the mind, Ramu will have to literally go through the war of de-addiction.
Ravana is going to bring every arsenal in his satchel, from Kumbhakarna his brother, Indrajit, his son and his second son, Akshayakumara and crores of other demons. All this can be related to chills, high fever, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, headaches, spasms, hallucinations etc. This war is indeed terrible. Both sides, the treatment medicines and help (Somu, doctor) or in other words Vanaras, Sugriva, Hanuman etc and the demons (Ravana-Alchohol and his soldiers-the symptoms described above) are not going to give an inch to each other. This would be a war of Ramu's lifetime. See how we can relate scenarios.
At last on the 13th day, Ravana was killed and it took every inch of mental might, support and willpower (Rama, Lakshmana, Vanaras) of Rama to kill Ravana in the battle, to get his beloved Seetha. The same way Ramu would have had to put his utmost strength, medicines, willpower and might or inner strength to get his sane mind or Seetha back.
8, Ramu goes to support groups and helps others: Once Rama was united with Seetha, he went back to Ayodhya and ruled his kingdom, Kosala as a Dharmic and honest king. All the people of his kingdom were happy under his rule. Same way once Ramu was rehabilitated, he became healthy with his inner divine, mind and will power all together in one place. Once he was well, he started going to support groups and helped others who were struggling with alcohol issues to find their mind (Seetha) back using his mind (Seetha) and willpower (Lakshmana). Later he started leading a sane life very much with the help of his mind (Seetha) and willpower and actions. (Lakshmana and maybe the other brothers as well).
So this was the idea or intuition that came as a flash of thought across my mind. Every vice we know can be put in the place of Ravana and this fight of will happens even now in our lives and mind. Only we are not really aware of it and put Ramayana and other mythological stories on the shelves and go about our everyday life.
But that is not how our sages and Rishis intended us to do, when they wrote such epics like Mahabharatha and Ramayana. It was very much to use as a guide for our everyday material life. Only we don't really understand their intention. For us humans to not get bored many of principles were put in a story structure and many times thinking and reflecting on them brings up the hidden lessons. This is truly how our scriptures and sacred texts need to be used, to take the wisdom they impart, imbibe the teachings into our life and lead a very authentic and purposeful life. The divine who made us will be extremely happy if we are able to capture each of our authentic purposes. (If anyone feels any other small nuances, you are welcome to post in the comments. Thank you.)
I wish you a good weekend and I'll see you next Friday! 😉
Next week: Kannagi - The incensed lady!
Note: Images from Wikimedia Commons.
Ralph Waldo Emerson writes, "There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance ; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better for worse as his portion that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till. The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried".
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To my Blog readers: As all of you know, the European Union has passed laws regarding the collection of the user data. This is just to inform all my EU blog readers, I use Google Analytics, which Google provides, to look at from where readers are reading my blogs. I also use Specific feeds for their service for subscription. I don't collect or intend to collect user data to sell or provide to third-party applications. Regards,
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Disclaimer: This is a personal blog. The opinions and viewpoints shared here are that of the author/owner only. Even though the author/owner will try to research well before posting the information, the author/owner of this blog does not make any portrayal of the accuracy or correctness of the content on this blog or the links provided. The author/owner will not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies occurred. The author/owner will not be liable for any damages or losses due to the use or display of this blog. These terms and conditions can change at any time. This blog is purely for informational purposes only.
©SwaroopaStargazer and Swaroopa, 2017- Eternity.
Namaste! Hope all of you had a fantastic week where you were able to bring in your inner divine masculine (actions) and divine feminine (emotions) more balanced so that your actions were taken according to the emotions or intuitions you were having. This week I was planning to write about another very strong lady, Kannagi who comes in a Tamil epic, 'Silapathikaram' (சிலப்பதிகாà®°à®®்).
But once I posted last week's post about Seetha, suddenly a thought came to my mind with an utterly new interpretation about Ramayana. I was given such a thought in the first place to share it on the blog. Also, remember we have discussed many times in the mythological stories there are hidden or esoteric meanings embedded. If I don't write about it this week, I will lose the idea altogether. Hence here it is.
Last week in the Seetha post, we already discussed the story of Ramayana, how when Rama and Seetha were in the forest, Seetha was abducted and taken to Lanka by the demon king Ravana and how Rama killed Ravana and brought back Seetha. As it is redundant to repeat the story again, let us proceed with the other interpretation.
The story of Ramu: Let us narrate a story here. Instead of our hero Rama, in the story let us give the name Ramu. (Rama is considered the divine God in Hinduism and I don't want to use that name. Here Ramu can be male or female. As Ramayana has Rama as the hero, in this story I just put it as Ramu. Can happen to a female as well.) Our Ramu was born into a nice family with his three brothers having awesome parents. When Ramu and his siblings were of school age, their parents put them in school and all the kids studied well. Ramu was first in his studies as well as sports. (Rama was first always in archery, Dharma, and his other virtues ;-))
Now after the studies, Ramu got a good job in the city and had to leave his parents in the town and go to the far-off city. There he was met with different kind of experiences like the movie theaters, malls, and shopping complexes. He liked the look and feel of the city. "Nice! So many new things here in the city compared to the simple country life. How can anyone live in a town when the city has so many things to enjoy?"
Now he was regular in his office work and didn't make any excuses due to his work ethics. But one day while he was going to some place, say a mall he met another person Ravi by chance and they had a nice conversation. Ramu felt Ravi was very straightforward and honest. They had a good friendship and started spending time together. One day Ravi said, "There is a nice bar nearby. Why don't we go and check it out?" Ramu thought why not? Ravi seems like a good friend. But first, he was hesitant. He thought."No, that is not correct. My parents have so many dreams on me. I should not go and waste my time in bars". But Ravi insisted again and again and encouraged him to try it out.
Finally, Ramu thought Ravi to be a good friend, it may be okay to try once and then be done with it. So both Ramu and Ravi went to the bar. They had a great time having drink after drink. Ramu became so drunk that he forgot about his surroundings. Next day he had a bad headache. He could not much concentrate in his office work. His mind started wandering and always went and stopped at the good time he had last night. Then again that evening Ravi appeared and invited him to go to the bar. This kept on happening again and again.
After some time Ramu became addicted to drinks and when he was sober, he either had a splitting headache or a very sad mood. Now when he was not drinking, the alcohol withdrawal symptoms started to take over, like shaking of the hands or a deep yearning for the drinks. He could not maintain his office job and he lost his apartment as he was not able to pay the rent. Now his main desire became somehow to get the next drink. Like this, he started leading the life of a vagabond.
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| Man getting addicted to alcohol (Ravana) See page for author [CC BY 2.0],via Wikimedia Commons |
Now the battle of the will and Ramu against the alcohol started. There were days Ramu was on the floor having spasms racking his body or he was screaming his lungs out due to the anger he was feeling. There were other days he was having chills, the next hour shooting high temperatures and sweating profusely. Other times he was hallucinating and seeing visions, which was not there and becoming paranoid. Some days he just could not sleep and be vomited his stomach contents and having nausea. It was a true battle of the will, Ramu, and the demon alcohol.
Finally, after a few months, his withdrawal symptoms started subsiding and he started coming to his senses. He was a bit ashamed of the way he had behaved during his alcohol days. He decided in his mind, he will lead a better life, started regularly going to the support meetings where he could help others as well who were struggling with the same issues. After some time, he was able to find a good job and bring his life back on track. (Marriage of Ramu will make things complicated. So let us assume he was not married when he was under the influence of alcohol and married later when he became sane and cut out alcohol from his life. This story can be put to any vices, like shopping, hoarding, gold, drugs, porn, adult industry, crime, gangs and more. Just gave alcohol as an example.)
Now how does this story relate to Ramayana, let us analyze. Shall we??
Analysis:
1, Ramu going to school: In Ramayana, Rama and his siblings were well educated and were experts in all Sastras, Dharma, and archery and other martial arts. Same way here our Ramu also was a good student and was first in all his subjects. He put his mind to subjects and did his education well. Later once he got a good job, he went to the city to pursue his career.
2, Ramu heads to the city: Ramu reached the city and joined the job. He was good in his trade and made a few good friends in the city. This we can relate to Rama going to the forest with Seetha and Lakshmana. Now the question arises, who are Seetha and Lakshmana? Any idea? Before proceeding further with the reading, just try for yourself who are Seetha and Lakshmana in the Ramu story?? (Everyone can have different interpretations. So one interpretation is not above another. Everything is a divine inspiration).
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| Rama (body or inner divine), Seetha (mind), Lakshmana (willpower) See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons |
3, Ramu meeting Ravi: Now the turn in the story happens. One day Ramu met with Ravi who seemed like a good friend. They had a lot of conversations and started spending time together. Here we need to remember, it was more of Ramu's mind (Seetha) who was spending time with Ravi as in friendship it is not the body but more of the mind that gets involved. The mind or Seetha saw the golden deer Maricha and became infatuated by its color and dazzle. The golden deer can be taken as the invitations to the bar extended by Ravi. So the mind of Ramu (Seetha) got enchanted with the deer and wanted the body (Rama) to pursue it. See the mind needs the body and the body needs the mind and both have to work in tandem. (Seetha needs Rama and Rama needs Seetha ;-))
Now, who is Ravi here? Of course Maricha. Maricha is the person who took the body (Rama) away from the mind (Seetha). Without the awareness needed by the body and the mind, the mind is left alone to deal with issues. This can be taken as Seetha alone in her Ashram because before she meets Ravana, the willpower Lakshmana also went with the body. (Here the body or Rama is interpreted really as the divine within who inhabits the body even if the mind has gone wayward. The body really needs that inner divine to really tackle this Ravana among addictions.) So the mind or Seetha is alone without Rama (awareness of the body with the divine within) or Lakshmana (willpower).
4, Ramu tastes alcohol: Now due to the enchantment towards the golden deer or the desire towards alcohol, Seetha or Ramu's mind is becoming very flustered. Remember Ravana is asking Seetha to step out of the line drawn by Lakshmana. Here the willpower is saying, "Don't do it. Don't step out of the line. Don't damage yourself." But the desire to taste alcohol or the fancy of the golden deer is huge. But then Seetha stepped out and Ravana caught hold of her. So Ramu tasted the alcohol and that is it, his mind became captured by the might of the alcohol. Who is Ravana here? Ravana is the alcohol. It can be alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, porn, shopping or anything that can capture a person's mind and take his/her body and willpower away.
5, Ramu becomes an addict: Now Ravana has captured Seetha and taken her far away from Rama. She is kept in soiled clothes and sadness under a tree with female demons for the vigil. Here Ramu's mind has become totally under the control of alcohol. The female demons can be other vices he is having like smoking or even other drinking buddies who give him company at the bars or liquor shops. Remember Ravana asks the female demons or Rakshasis to extol him in praises. Who will the drinking buddies or others praise once all of them are under the influence? Alcohol!
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| Ravana - The addictions By Scan/photo by: User:Henryart,[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons |
So the female demons or any other person who praises or extols the alcohol (Ravana) becomes the enabler for the alcohol. Now once Ramu became addicted to alcohol he was thrown out of the job. He started being a vagabond and his mind departed from him literally as he was always drunk or in a haze. The same way Rama became separated from Seetha and Seetha (Ramu's mind) was in soiled clothes, sad and not in her true Self. Here also Ramu has lost the true power of his mind and is under the thumb of Ravana. We can even interpret that the visit of 'Hanuman to see Seetha' may have been a random self- realization in between sometimes that Ramu is totally addicted to alcohol or kept a prisoner by Ravana. See how even a mythological story can really speak about our everyday life? Only we need to have a third eye vision (opening of Ajna chakra).
6, Somu meets Ramu: Now the good friend Somu meets Ramu and is saddened by his appearance. When Seetha was lost, Rama was heartbroken and was searching through the forest far and wide like a person, who has lost his mind. Without Seetha Rama was desperate and without any interests. Alcohol addiction makes a person not interested in anything else except the next drink. Here Somu can be related to the army of the monkeys, Vanaras with leaders like Sugriva and Hanuman who were ready to help Rama. Without their help, Rama would not have been able to find Seetha.
Without the help of Somu, Ramu could have never come out of the steel grip of alcohol. Ramu is taken to Somu's house the same ways Rama and Lakshmana were taken to Kishkinda, the abode of the vanaras. Once there Rama and Lakshmana start to plan and strategize to rescue Seetha. Here Somu and doctor are discussing the treatment needed by Ramu. For that first, they would have to talk to Ramu as well and try to get his support as well. It is extremely difficult to treat an addict if they don't support and undergo the treatment. Then it becomes a failed cause.
7, Ramu put into treatment and rehabilitation: Then comes the treatment and rehabilitation of Ramu. The de-addiction is literally a war between the body and the mind. The cravings of the body can be so strong that the mind of a person can go crazy. Here the mind of Ramu or Seetha is lost already. To recapture the mind, Ramu will have to literally go through the war of de-addiction.
Ravana is going to bring every arsenal in his satchel, from Kumbhakarna his brother, Indrajit, his son and his second son, Akshayakumara and crores of other demons. All this can be related to chills, high fever, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, headaches, spasms, hallucinations etc. This war is indeed terrible. Both sides, the treatment medicines and help (Somu, doctor) or in other words Vanaras, Sugriva, Hanuman etc and the demons (Ravana-Alchohol and his soldiers-the symptoms described above) are not going to give an inch to each other. This would be a war of Ramu's lifetime. See how we can relate scenarios.
At last on the 13th day, Ravana was killed and it took every inch of mental might, support and willpower (Rama, Lakshmana, Vanaras) of Rama to kill Ravana in the battle, to get his beloved Seetha. The same way Ramu would have had to put his utmost strength, medicines, willpower and might or inner strength to get his sane mind or Seetha back.
8, Ramu goes to support groups and helps others: Once Rama was united with Seetha, he went back to Ayodhya and ruled his kingdom, Kosala as a Dharmic and honest king. All the people of his kingdom were happy under his rule. Same way once Ramu was rehabilitated, he became healthy with his inner divine, mind and will power all together in one place. Once he was well, he started going to support groups and helped others who were struggling with alcohol issues to find their mind (Seetha) back using his mind (Seetha) and willpower (Lakshmana). Later he started leading a sane life very much with the help of his mind (Seetha) and willpower and actions. (Lakshmana and maybe the other brothers as well).
So this was the idea or intuition that came as a flash of thought across my mind. Every vice we know can be put in the place of Ravana and this fight of will happens even now in our lives and mind. Only we are not really aware of it and put Ramayana and other mythological stories on the shelves and go about our everyday life.
But that is not how our sages and Rishis intended us to do, when they wrote such epics like Mahabharatha and Ramayana. It was very much to use as a guide for our everyday material life. Only we don't really understand their intention. For us humans to not get bored many of principles were put in a story structure and many times thinking and reflecting on them brings up the hidden lessons. This is truly how our scriptures and sacred texts need to be used, to take the wisdom they impart, imbibe the teachings into our life and lead a very authentic and purposeful life. The divine who made us will be extremely happy if we are able to capture each of our authentic purposes. (If anyone feels any other small nuances, you are welcome to post in the comments. Thank you.)
I wish you a good weekend and I'll see you next Friday! 😉
Next week: Kannagi - The incensed lady!
Note: Images from Wikimedia Commons.
Ralph Waldo Emerson writes, "There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance ; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better for worse as his portion that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till. The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried".
All rights reserved to the author (SwaroopaStargazer) and SwaroopaBlog.
To my Blog readers: As all of you know, the European Union has passed laws regarding the collection of the user data. This is just to inform all my EU blog readers, I use Google Analytics, which Google provides, to look at from where readers are reading my blogs. I also use Specific feeds for their service for subscription. I don't collect or intend to collect user data to sell or provide to third-party applications. Regards,
SwaroopaBlog.
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