Ram Lila

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Dear Devotees

Pamho

AgtSP

Does any body have any esoteric understanding of the

Ramayana. Like Ravana, Kumbhakana and Vibhisana being

compared to the 3 modes. Or Jatayu being an example of

none attachment. Or Jambuvan prompting Hanuman to jump

to lanka being like the guru prompting us to realize

our true nature.

In fact any nectar on the Ramayan would be greatly

appreciated.

 

Any particulr eddition reccomended.

I read Krishan Dharmas and liked it and also listened

to Amala bhakta dasa´s tapes, which are Ramtastic,

especially the voices of the rakshashis in the Ashok

grove.

 

Bhaja Ram

 

Ys

Bh.Robin

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I think it would be a good idea to ask your questions about Ram Lila in these two groups:

India Divine IndiaDivine and

Jetusa Jetusa.

I am sure someone there can answer your questions and direct you to material for further reading.

 

Besides I found an Ramayana group on :

http://dir./dir/Religion___Beliefs/Hinduism/Texts/Ramayana,

2 groups devoted to Lord Rama:

LordRama, LordSriRama

4 groups about Lord Hanuman:

hanumandevotee,

hanuman2,

hanuman_group,

lordhanuman

 

Kind regards,

AlexandraRobin Buckley <trinidadffl > wrote:

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[Guest guest]

This may be of some interest...

http://www.vahini.org/ramakatha/innermeaning.html

'The Inner Meaning

 

Rama is the Indweller in every Body. He is the Atma-Rama, the Rama (Source

of Bliss) in every individual. His blessings upsurging 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. 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 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. The brothers, comrades, companions and collaborators of Rama

are each of them examples of persons saturated with Dharma. Dasaratha is the

representative of the merely physical, with the ten senses. The three

Gunas - Sathwa, Rajas and Thamas - are the three Queens. 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) [see also Srimad Bhagavatam, C7:1, verse 44] and the Sathwic

qualities (Vibhishana). Sita is Brahmajnana or the Awareness of the

Universal Absolute, which the Individual must acquire and regain undergoing

travails in the crucible of Life. 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.'

 

 

Regards,

MJS.

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achintya, "Michael Spurr" <spurreb@f...> wrote:

> This may be of some interest...

> http://www.vahini.org/ramakatha/innermeaning.html

> 'The Inner Meaning

>

 

Without getting into the fact that this webpage is not that of a

Vaishnava organization, I wanted to ask the list membership if anyone

can see the problems in the article itself. I posted it thinking it

would generate some objections, and I was rather surprised that it

did not.

 

Look closely at the text and see if you can identify the problem

areas.

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On Sun, 6 Jun 2004, krishna_susarla wrote:

> Without getting into the fact that this webpage is not that of a

> Vaishnava organization, I wanted to ask the list membership if anyone

> can see the problems in the article itself.

 

I'm happy with Srila Prabhupada's ninth canto, which is entirely sufficient.

 

MDd

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Hare Krishna

 

I took a look at that vahini.org web site, and noticed first that it's a Sai

Baba web site. Then I found this page:

http://vahini.org/Discourses/d7-bhagavatam.html

 

It's got the painting of the 10 avatars of Vishnu from Bhagavad-gita As It

Is on that page. It seems like they wouldn't have permission to use that

picture, and on the bottom of the page they even take credit for all the

pictures on the web site. Maybe it's because they claim (also on that page)

that Sai Baba is the Kalki avatar (and therefore the proprietor of

everything). But seriously, it seems like they shouldn't be able to claim

this painting as their own, and probably not even use it. I wonder who to

contact about this.

 

Hare Krishna

Pandu das

 

 

 

 

 

> achintya, "Michael Spurr" <spurreb@f...> wrote:

> > This may be of some interest...

> > http://www.vahini.org/ramakatha/innermeaning.html

> > 'The Inner Meaning

> >

>

> Without getting into the fact that this webpage is not that of a

> Vaishnava organization, I wanted to ask the list membership if anyone

> can see the problems in the article itself. I posted it thinking it

> would generate some objections, and I was rather surprised that it

> did not.

>

> Look closely at the text and see if you can identify the problem

> areas.

>