These are all excuses to see oneself.
Gyan Drishti – Ravana has the vision of knowledge but he could not hold that with continuity as all of us don’t have vision of knowledge without breaks.
Dosh Drishti – Ravana has the vision focused on the shortcomings of others. He could locate fault in Rama who is faultless.
Bheda Drishti – The vision to deceive others. Ravana was good at deceiving others like he deceived Sita by his false appearance.
Those with Gyan Drishti should not see any Bheda. But Gyan Drishti can’t be maintained with continuity.
Gita and Upanishads say that God is there in all beings, He is there in the same form in all beings, He is there in all beings at all times.
Why there is darkness inspite of light? The reason is Maya – The Deluding Potency of God.
What is Raam Kaam, the work of Rama? Everything literally everything.
Do a job and do it as if it is a work of Rama.
If your father tells you to do something do that thing as if you are doing it for Rama.
Get married and think that you are doing work of Rama.
We do a faulty thinking. We think that whatever good is happening we are doing and whatever bad is happening others are responsible.
If we disregard the ultimate (param) we stop doing the work of Rama.
Every work is the work of Rama, when we work to serve our ego the meditation breaks.
If we take a loan from bank, it is Rama’s work, if we pay the installments it is Rama’s work. If we make a default in repaying loan and if we go to jail, it is our work.
As per the agreement between Rama and Sugreeva, search of Sita was Sugreeva’s work, he should have done some search on his own instead of asking his deputies to do all search.
Life is meditation.
When Buddha came to the house of his wife asking for alms, she asked him a question. She said whether it was not possible to discover the ultimate element at home and whether it is necessary to go to woods. Buddha said it is possible to discover the ultimate element at home but he came to know this after relinquishing home.
The central theme of Ramcharitmanas is Sab (All), Gita Sam (Equanimity), Upanishad Satya (Truth)
We have a mental disposition to see sorrow in joy.
We deserve happiness, We are children of Amrut, Our true form is happiness.
You can’t have any claim over intellect of others, you should live your own way of life.
There is no point in cutting oneself for sharpening the blade of intellect.
The biggest happiness is being a human.
Our soul is the touch stone (Paras mani), we are iron, there is a layer of Maya in between. If there is no layer we are gold.
There is pearl at the bottom of the pond. The pearl can be seen if there is no layer floating at the top, there are no ripples in the pond, there is no dirt in the pond.
See what happens due to the vision of greed (lobh drishti)-
Pratapbhanu is a greedy hunter. He has too high ambitions. He has forgotten God. He is having thirst. He was deluded by a bogus sage. He who is overcome by his greed will only meet a bogus sage. He who is full of lust and cravings loses his power of discrimination. A greedy person can never enjoy. He will accumulate. A lustful person at least enjoys. A greedy person will eat rotten mango, he will wait for more ripening. Similarly he will damage the seed while eating raw mango. He wants to eat more of the raw mango but renders the seed useless. A greedy person drops a bottle of tincture iodine on ground. The bottle breaks and the lotion spreads on ground. Now he cuts his fingers with a razor and applies the lotion on wounds.
Bhog Drishti – The vision restricted to sensual pleasures.
Kripa Drishti – Being firmly benign like that a mother.
Udar Drishti – Ravana imparted knowledge to Lakshamana (brother of his enemy) in his last moments.
Param Hit Drishti – He led to the salvation of all demons.
Day 8
There is a concept of Virat Kosh (a gigantic form) in scriptures.
The directions are considered as ears of the gigantic form.
The truth of the western culture and the eastern culture should be heard.
Truth coming from all directions should be heard.
Bhala Bura Sabka Sun Lije
Kar Gujran Garibi Me
Man Lago Phakiri Me
He is great who listens to all. He is a saint who keeps all that which is good for him in his heart.
The eldest person in home should listen to everybody. A good preceptor should listen to his favorite disciple and also to the disciple who has joined him recently. He should also listen to his admirers and to those who speak against him.
A person who has taken the path of self-realization should not listen to good words spoken to him but he should listen to all those who criticize him. If the criticism is valid he should mend his ways and if the criticism is not valid he should ignore.
There is no point in considering oneself great without understanding the things. Ravana has many things that should make one proud. We are the Ravanas who feel proud without having anything to boast of.
When you are pitted against others, control your eyes, ears and mouth.
Listen to the story of Rama and also to the plight of others.
Please don’t stick to your own point, you should learn from others if they have better ways of doing things.
Don’t listen to something devoid of any meaning. Listen to something meaningful.
The truth is one but it manifests itself in different ways.
The three brothers Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Vibheeshana did the same penance at the same place and they were blessed by the same Gods.
Ravana has done penance for seeking blessings of God Shiva. God Shiva was pleased and he appeared. God Brahma also appeared. God Brahma is the God that presides over intellect, discretion and thoughts. Ravana asked for the boon of immortality and the only way he could die would be at the hands of human beings, monkeys and bears. Look at the irony, he sought immortality and confirmed the manner of his death. He should not have talked about death while asking for a boon. He should have talked about life rather.
However smart we try to be, we can’t evade death. Duryodhan felt ashamed to appear completely naked before his mother. But he had no shame in stripping Draupadi of her robes in the royal court. It is good to remove layers on one’s soul but it is a hideous thing to strip others. Gandhari on the dint of undivided loyalty to her husband, a great virtue indeed, acquired a great power in her eyes. She should not have misused this power. She should not have thought of fortifying wrong deeds of her son on the basis of her power. She did exactly opposite. She tried to impart vajra like strength to Duryodhana. She asked him to come fully naked so that when she opens her eyes she could see all his body and impart infallible strength to it. Duryodhana due to shame covered his vital organ with a bark of tree. See the very power instead of making Duryodhana immortal confirmed the area which will lead to his death.
We should do penance for filling each and every moment with happiness.
Day 9
There are 14 sections of Ramayana. There are seven Kands and in each Kand we have two parts.
Bal Kanda has two parts. The first part deals with introduction of the book, about the heroes and counter heroes. The second part contains the wedding ceremony of Shiva and Parvati. It also contains the wedding ceremony of Rama and Sita. The union of Brahm and Shakti.
There is a possibility of misapplication if power is acquired continuously. Therefore devotion is also necessary and one should not lose sight of devotion.
One should not aim at Kingdom, one should aim at Ram. One should not aim at occupying a chair but one should aim at being at a feet of a competent person and occupy the chair only as a trustee. One should not aim at power but at truthfulness.
The first part of Ayodhya Kand is centred on petty selfishness – Kaikayi, Manthara.
Even great people experience a downfall when they get into a company of bad. Kaikayi was such a great lady that she gave birth to a noble person like Bharata. But see what happened to her due to being accompanied by Manthara. She yielded to passions and lost her husband for enthroning her son.
The latter part of Ayodhya Kand is focused on broadening one’s consciousness (parmartha). Rama met people living in woods, sages performing penance in woods. He also met Bharata.
Love is the greatest method to broaden one’s consciousness. A person who loves gets love in return. A person who loves doesn’t aim at any other reward. Rama likes love and only love. Ram Hi Keval Prem Piyara.
The first part of Aranya Kand deals with the sports of Rama as a human being. The latter part deals with sweet discussions on the path of devotion.
The first part of Kishkindha Kand deals with the life sketches of Vali and Sugreeva. The second part deals with search of Sita. Sita symbolizes peace, devotion, the deluding potency of God.
The first part which comprises of 75% of Sundar Kand deals with the life style of Hanuman and the remaining part with the life style of Vibheeshana.
The first part of Lanka Kand deals with construction of a bridge and efforts to arrive at a truce. In the war of Ramayana Rama and Ravana both won. In the war of Mahabharta both the sides lost. Kauravas lost seemingly but Pandavas couldn’t attain the higher levels of existence. In Ramayana Ravana was able to merge his identity with the face of Rama (which is the highest level of existence). So Rama bridged the gap with Ravana and granted him salvation.
The first part of Uttar Kand deals with the kingdom of Rama and the latter part with the internal kingdom, the kingdom of soul.
The rule, the power and the kingdom these are physical subjects with which the former part deals. The latter part deals with spirituality.
Hari is infinite and so are his stories.
Ved say that your hands are your God. But his twenty hands didn’t do any good to Ravana. Eyes have a lot of significance but eyes did no good to him. Ravana didn’t have any nose as such because a person doing ignoble application of his wealth loses his nose. He didn’t use his tongue to chant Raam Naam he said everything rubbish.
Ravana did good to himself by listening. He listened to 10 persons.
In this world eyes are considered as best source of evidence. In the world of devotion listening is the most significant source. Ravana listened to….
Shurpanakha (sister). One should listen to someone who doesn’t have nose and ears.
Marich (subordinate and relative). One should listen to someone who has experience. Marich was injured by Rama’s arrow.
Janaki. One should listen to one’s mother.
Hanuman. One should listen to one’s preceptor.
Vibheeshana. One should listen to one’s brother.
Mandodari. One should listen to one’s wife.
Malwant. One should listen to one’s minister.
Prahasta. One should listen to one’s son.
Angada. One should listen to a person who comes to convey a message
Kumbhakarna. One should listen to a person who sleeps. He may be telling something that merits.
Reading is a tendency of mind, listening is devotion.
It is a good thing to love reading books.
But is also necessary to listen the song a flowing river sings.
The speaker speaks and takes the responsibility for his words. The listener listens and should take the responsibility for what he has listened.
One who has no time to look at the boundless sky, how he will cause his development.
One should also listen to the vibrations of internal sky.
One who sleeps in open becomes kind.
Ravana got back his head each time it was cut. Infatuation can't be removed at the tip, it comes back. It has to be removed at source. The infatuation can be cut only at the muladhar.
Buddha says that you should be your own source of light.
Day 9
There are 14 sections of Ramayana. There are seven Kands and in each Kand we have two parts.
Bal Kanda has two parts. The first part deals with introduction of the book, about the heroes and counter heroes. The second part contains the wedding ceremony of Shiva and Parvati. It also contains the wedding ceremony of Rama and Sita. The union of Brahm and Shakti.
There is a possibility of misapplication if power is acquired continuously. Therefore devotion is also necessary and one should not lose sight of devotion.
One should not aim at Kingdom, one should aim at Ram. One should not aim at occupying a chair but one should aim at being at a feet of a competent person and occupy the chair only as a trustee. One should not aim at power but at truthfulness.
The first part of Ayodhya Kand is centred on petty selfishness – Kaikayi, Manthara.
Even great people experience a downfall when they get into a company of bad. Kaikayi was such a great lady that she gave birth to a noble person like Bharata. But see what happened to her due to being accompanied by Manthara. She yielded to passions and lost her husband for enthroning her son.
The latter part of Ayodhya Kand is focused on broadening one’s consciousness (parmartha). Rama met people living in woods, sages performing penance in woods. He also met Bharata.
Love is the greatest method to broaden one’s consciousness. A person who loves gets love in return. A person who loves doesn’t aim at any other reward. Rama likes love and only love. Ram Hi Keval Prem Piyara.
The first part of Aranya Kand deals with the sports of Rama as a human being. The latter part deals with sweet discussions on the path of devotion.
The first part of Kishkindha Kand deals with the life sketches of Vali and Sugreeva. The second part deals with search of Sita. Sita symbolizes peace, devotion, the deluding potency of God.
The first part which comprises of 75% of Sundar Kand deals with the life style of Hanuman and the remaining part with the life style of Vibheeshana.
The first part of Lanka Kand deals with construction of a bridge and efforts to arrive at a truce. In the war of Ramayana Rama and Ravana both won. In the war of Mahabharta both the sides lost. Kauravas lost seemingly but Pandavas couldn’t attain the higher levels of existence. In Ramayana Ravana was able to merge his identity with the face of Rama (which is the highest level of existence). So Rama bridged the gap with Ravana and granted him salvation.
The first part of Uttar Kand deals with the kingdom of Rama and the latter part with the internal kingdom, the kingdom of soul.
The rule, the power and the kingdom these are physical subjects with which the former part deals. The latter part deals with spirituality.
Hari is infinite and so are his stories.
Ved say that your hands are your God. But his twenty hands didn’t do any good to Ravana. Eyes have a lot of significance but eyes did no good to him. Ravana didn’t have any nose as such because a person doing ignoble application of his wealth loses his nose. He didn’t use his tongue to chant Raam Naam he said everything rubbish.
Ravana did good to himself by listening. He listened to 10 persons.
In this world eyes are considered as best source of evidence. In the world of devotion listening is the most significant source. Ravana listened to….
Shurpanakha (sister). One should listen to someone who doesn’t have nose and ears.
Marich (subordinate and relative). One should listen to someone who has experience. Marich was injured by Rama’s arrow.
Janaki. One should listen to one’s mother.
Hanuman. One should listen to one’s preceptor.
Vibheeshana. One should listen to one’s brother.
Mandodari. One should listen to one’s wife.
Malwant. One should listen to one’s minister.
Prahasta. One should listen to one’s son.
Angada. One should listen to a person who comes to convey a message
Kumbhakarna. One should listen to a person who sleeps. He may be telling something that merits.
Reading is a tendency of mind, listening is devotion.
It is a good thing to love reading books.
But is also necessary to listen the song a flowing river sings.
The speaker speaks and takes the responsibility for his words. The listener listens and should take the responsibility for what he has listened.
One who has no time to look at the boundless sky, how he will cause his development.
One should also listen to the vibrations of internal sky.
One who sleeps in open becomes kind.
Ravana got back his head each time it was cut. Infatuation can't be removed at the tip, it comes back. It has to be removed at source. The infatuation can be cut only at the muladhar.
Buddha says that you should be your own source of light.
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