Sri Ramakrishna Parable About Satva, Rajas, And Lamas Gunas

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Once, a man was going through a forest, when three robbers fell upon him

and robbed him of all his possessions. One of the robbers said, " What's the

use of keeping this man alive? " So saying, he was about to kill him with his

sword, when the second robber interrupted him, saying: 'Oh, no! What is the

use of killing him? Tie his hand and foot and leave him here. " The robbers

bound his hands and feet and went away. After a while the third robber

returned and said to the man: " Ah, I am sorry. Are you hurt? I will release

you from your bonds. " After setting the man free, the thief said: " Come with

me. I will take you to the public high way. " After a long time they reached

the road. At this the man said: " Sir, you have been very good to me. Come

with me to my house. " " Oh,no! " the robber replied. " I can't go there. The

police will know it. "

 

This world itself is the forest. The three robbers prowling here are Satva,

rajas, and lamas. It is they that rob a man of the Knowledge of Truth. Tamas

wants to destroy him.Rajas binds him to the world.

 

But Satva rescues him from the clutches of rajas and tamas. Under the

protection of Satva, man is rescued from anger, passion and other evil

effects of tamas.

 

Further, Satva loosens the bonds of the world. But Satva also is a robber.

It cannot give man the ultimate Knowledge of Truth, though it shows him the

road leading to the Supreme Abode of God.Setting him on the path, Satva

tells him: " Look yonder. There is your home. " Even Satva is far away from

the knowledge of Brahman.

 

Source: Tales and Parables of Sri Ramakrishna

 

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Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Prasanth Jalasutram

 

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