The following is the speech delivered by Ramamurthy at Boston in 2000 from which a portion is extracted: "The meaning of Rama has to do with the psychological symbolism in the Ramayana. Rama represents the Pure Consciousness, the Divine Self. Sita represents the Divine Energy, the energies of our being. Ravana is often described as the ten-headed demon. The ten heads are five organs of perception and the five organs of action. The fact that Ravana abducted Sita means these ten organs have seized our energies. Lured by gold, as Sita was lured by the golden deer, the divine energy is taken away by our outgoing senses. The monkeys are really our thoughts. They flit about randomly. However, the way to stop our outgoing energies from being dissipated is by mobilising our spiritual thoughts. Hanuman is the foremost spiritual thought. He represents the power of the divine name, the thought of God, the thought united and faithful to Rama, the Pure Self. The fact that Hanuman mobilises the monkeys to build the bridge means that when we gather all of our thoughts and focus them on a spiritual ideal, the energies of our being that are drained away by the outgoing senses become united with the Pure Self. All the animals come to help. That is, all our animal tendencies can be directed towards a spiritual goal. Then, these animal energies become our friends. There is also an important message relevant to the modern context. Lanka was a highly advanced technological state. But it had used it to intensify and heighten sensate life, just as we are doing now. If we cannot bring the spiritual ideal into our life, society is bound to collapse under the weight of gross materialism. Rama represents life according to moral and spiritual principles. He never swerved from them. He was the ideal husband since he was always faithful to Sita. And Sita herself embodies purity. Laxmana and Hanuman embody devotion and its power to overcome obstacles. The name ‘Rama’ means that which delights. It also indicates Pure Awareness. In the Indian tradition, ‘Rama nama’ or the repetition of Ram’s name awakens spiritual consciousness. At present, if we analyse ourselves, we find our mind is always repeating useless things. It is always some commercial jingle, or some song you heard or something or other. The idea is to put an end to this waste of mental energy and direct it towards the recollection of Pure Awareness." KR IRS 30323 9
On Thu, 30 Mar 2023 at 08:09, ARR <arranganathan.ba...@gmail.com> wrote: > *R_A_M_A_Y_A_N_A* > > ‘ *Ra* ’ means *light*, ‘ *Ma* ’ means *within me*, *in my heart*. > So, > *Rama* means the *Light Within Me*.. > > *Rama* was born to *Dasharath & Kousalya*. > > *Dasharath* means ‘ *10 Chariots* ’.. > The ten chariots symbolize the *5 sense organs*( *Gnanendriya* ) & *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), & *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*.. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sanathana dharma and science" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to sanathana-dharma-and-science+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sanathana-dharma-and-science/CABnwRDe2_5TK3tf8KfQPpGYm2dRvEFFaGSWCnNtMxdq5i-E-sw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sanathana-dharma-and-science/CABnwRDe2_5TK3tf8KfQPpGYm2dRvEFFaGSWCnNtMxdq5i-E-sw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZopWrrP4z-x_Umiib-gb3hFxBVhN5jStGwQ4%2BLpYW%3DNX%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com.
