The Inner Meaning of
Ramayana, as revealed by Bhagwan Baba.
RAMA
Rama is the Indweller
in every Body. He is the Atma-Rama, the Rama (Source of Bliss) in every
individual. His blessings up-surging 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.
RAMAYANA
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
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.
Sita is Brahmajnana
or the Awareness of the Universal Absolute, which the Individual must acquire
and regain undergoing travails in the crucible of Life.
DASARATHA
Dasaratha is the
representative of the merely physical, with the ten senses. The three Gunas -
Sathwa, Rajas and Thamas - are the three Queens.
OTHER CHARACTERS IN
RAMAYANA
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 Rakshasa
chiefs are personifications of the Rajasic (Ravana), Thamasic (Kumbhakarna) and
the Sathwic qualities (Vibhishana).
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.
BABA.
