The Spiritual Meaning of Ramayana

The Spiritual Meaning of
Ramayana
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SRI RAM
Sri Ram is the embodiment of the Cosmic Self,
the Eternal Ruler of the Universe.
Sri Ram is within our consciousness, within our heart,
within the cell and within the DNA of everyone
RAMAYANA PURPOSE
Sri Ramayana presents the formula for the
spiritual path and enlightenment of every
human being and for establishing
WorldPeace for all generations to come
Sri Ramayana plays its drama on all levels
of life: physical, mental, social and spiritual.
RAMAYANA STORY
First,
Birth and Education of
Ram and his Brothers
Exile of Ram to the Forest
Visit of Ram to hermitages
Killing of the golden deer
Abduction of Sita
Death of Jatayu
The Pact with Sugriva
The slaying of Bali
Devotion of Sri Hanuman,
The crossing of the ocean
Burning of Lanka and
the killing of Ravana,
And finally Ram’s
Rulership of Ayodhya
RAMAYANA
HISTORICAL VALUE
Ramayana in its full range transcends the milestones of history. It is the
eternal play of human evolution, to restore DHARMA (righteousness) on earth.
PURUSHA - PRAKRITI
King Dasharatha with
Eight Ministers
EGO-INTELLECT-MIND
SPACE-AIR-FIRE-WATER-EARTH
THREE QUEENS
Kausalya - Kaikeyi - Sumitra
RANGE OF RAMAYANA
Sri Ram and his brothers represent the four
Veda’s which contain together all wisdom of
the universe and on all levels of existence.
Also all principles of Vedanta, Sankhya,
Yoga, Ayurveda, Vaastu, Jyotish, etc. can
be localised in the holy texts of Ramayana.
FOUR BROTHERS
Ram – Bharath – Lakshman - Sutrighna
SAMA VEDA
BHARATH
RIG VEDA
RAM
YAJUR
VEDA
LAKHSMAN
ATHARVA
VEDA
SUTRIGHNA
SITA - RAM
The marriage of Sri Ram and Ma Sita is the
Re-Union of wisdom-intellect-devotion with the
Cosmic Self
RAM’S EXILE TO THE FOREST
Exile to the Forest symbolizes the life path we
have to go according to our Dharma/Karma.
THE GOLDEN DEER
The golden deer symbolizes our desires for the
material world ignoring our divine nature
MA SITA’S ABDUCTION
In the forest Sita is kidnapped by Ravana the demon king
The abduction of Sita (wisdom-intellect-devotion)
separates her from Ram, the cosmic Self.
Ravana kills Jatayu, King of Bird
By killing Jatayu the whole nature changed and all the worlds
became covered with darkness and the wind did not blow and the
sun lost his lustre.
When wisdom is lost in the world, nature will
degenerate too
RAM MEETING THE APES
Rama promised Sugriva that he would slay Bali and make Sugriva the king of the monkeys. Sugriva consecutively promised to help Rama in his mission. BALI:
Intellect with ego (ahamkara) which
has to be killed
SUGRIVA: Intellect that needs support to surrender
HANUMAN: Mind full of devotion (bhakti)
:
SRI HANUMAN-JI
Sri Ram asked Hanuman to go with his army to the south to find Sita
Sri Hanuman is that humble mind, faithful and devotional
who gives his life in unconditional love to the Lord.
THE ARMY OF THE APES
The monkey army went to the south and arrived at the seaside. They did not know
how to cross the ocean to reach Lanka where Sitadevi was prisoned by Ravana
The monkey army can be compared with our mind with thoughts
running all over the place and jumping from branch to branch
HANUMAN FLIES OVER THE SEA
Hanuman flies over the ocean and reaches Lanka. There he
enters the beautiful city and meets first Ravan’s brother
Vibhashan.
Sri Hanuman lost his supernatural powers when he was a young child
but contemplating on his Lord all powers are spontaneously coming
back and can be used for the sake of the Self
THREE BROTHERS IN LANKA
Ravana - Vibhashana - Kumbhakarna
SATTVA
RAJAS
HARMONY
PASSION
THREE
GUNAS
TAMAS
INERTIA
Hanuman finds Sitadevi
Sitadevi (wisdom) and Hanumanji (devotional mind)
meet each other in an environment full of ego, revenge
and sensory pleasures
TEN-HEADED RAVANA
The Ten Heads of Ravana symbolize the five senses of
perception (hearing, touching, seeing, smelling and tasting and
the five senses of action (arms, legs, tongue, organs of secretion
and procreation.
HANUMAN AND LAKSHMAN
Lakshman felt unconscious when attacked by Meghanada,
Ravana’s son, who was an expert in black magic
The medical flower Sanjivini from the Himalayas symbolizes
the need and strenght of natural resources when a new age
is dawning
LORD RAMA KILLS RAVANA
After a long battle Rama killed Ravana by shooting him in his navel area.
By remembering the Lord with a devotional heart all
demons inside ourselves will be killed
RAMA-SITA’S RETURN TO
AYODHYA
The crowning of Ram (cosmic Self) and Sita (wisdom
devotion) symbolizes the goal of every human being –
living a life in peace, joy and happines.
WHEN SRI RAM IS LIVELY
When Sri Ram is lively in our hearts, then His Light shines
from our personality. Our disposition is kind and
generous, we are flexible, gentle, peaceful, patient, joyful
and strong.
THE KINGDOM OF RAM
Rama-Raja dukha kahu na vyapa (Ramcharitmanas, Utt. Kanda 20.1)
In the whole kingdom of Sri Ram was peace and joy.
There was no crime, fighting or suffering. Everyone
loved the other as himself.
THE END
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