Do You Think Rama Is Too Perfect To Be True
The Ramayana is the story of a noble prince who was an ideal son, brother, disciple, husband nd king. Generally we find that a arson is perfect in only one or two lationships.To find someone who is leal in all of his relationships, in all elds of activity, is nearly impossible. et, inthe Ramayana, Sri Rama achieves hat we consider "nearly impossible". [aryada Purusha Sage Valmiki wrote the Ramayana id presented Sri Rama as the perfect erson because every society always eeds an ideal. When people have a igher goal in their lives, they strive add to improve and bring out the best themselves. But if one's ideal is low or ere is no higher goal to aspire to, one ily drifts along. Some believe that the Ramayana is naginary, not historical. This may be cause we are unable to live up to even the simplest of noble principles in life, and conclude that a person as perfect as Sri Rama is not possible. The fact is that Sri Rama was a living person, and, even now, lives in our hearts. The Ramayana is not a work of fiction. Vishnu avatar Sri Rama was not only an ideal man, hewas an avatar of Mahavishnu. Because Sri Rama's life was the embodiment of dharma, of righteousness, the Ramayana is also considered to be a dharma-shastra. Its method of teaching is different from shruti nd smriti, as the latter teach by way of commandments or injunctions-prabhu vakya; they state directly what one ought to do and what one ought not to do; what is right and what is wrong. But another way of teaching is mitra vakya, by which we are given friendly advice about good and Ramayana is considered to be a mitra vakya. Most of us need more than just commandments or advice. We need demonstrations in practical life, and our questionis, "Has there ever been a person who has lived this life of perfection?" We want to see him, not far off somewhere, but right here in front of us, going through all the ups and downs of life! Life manual If westudy the Ramayana carefully, we will discover that not only are day-to-day duties demonstrated through Sri Rama's example, but we are also taught how to deal with the greater conflicts in life, although the exact circumstances may be somewhat different. For example, one day Sri Rama is told that he will be crowned king and the very next morning, he is told that he is to be eviled to the forestfo 14 years. The whole population of Ayodhya as wellas King Dasharathabegged him to stay and although the were many other arguments against going, Sri Rama left for the forest, knowing it was his dharma to fulfil hfather's promised boon to Kaikeyi. It is often difficultfor people to determine dharma because, as it is sa"The mystery or the secret of dharma hidden". The great importance of the Ramayana is that it teaches us to observe challenging situations and come to right decisions. Swami Tejomayananda heads Chinmaya Mission World Wide.
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Do You Think Rama Is Too Perfect To Be True
The Ramayana is the story of a noble prince who was an ideal son, brother, disciple, husband nd king. Generally we find that a arson is perfect in only one or two lationships.To find someone who is leal in all of his relationships, in all elds of activity, is nearly impossible. et, inthe Ramayana, Sri Rama achieves hat we consider "nearly impossible". [aryada Purusha Sage Valmiki wrote the Ramayana id presented Sri Rama as the perfect erson because every society always eeds an ideal. When people have a igher goal in their lives, they strive add to improve and bring out the best themselves. But if one's ideal is low or ere is no higher goal to aspire to, one ily drifts along. Some believe that the Ramayana is naginary, not historical. This may be cause we are unable to live up to even the simplest of noble principles in life, and conclude that a person as perfect as Sri Rama is not possible. The fact is that Sri Rama was a living person, and, even now, lives in our hearts. The Ramayana is not a work of fiction. Vishnu avatar Sri Rama was not only an ideal man, hewas an avatar of Mahavishnu. Because Sri Rama's life was the embodiment of dharma, of righteousness, the Ramayana is also considered to be a dharma-shastra. Its method of teaching is different from shruti nd smriti, as the latter teach by way of commandments or injunctions-prabhu vakya; they state directly what one ought to do and what one ought not to do; what is right and what is wrong. But another way of teaching is mitra vakya, by which we are given friendly advice about good and Ramayana is considered to be a mitra vakya. Most of us need more than just commandments or advice. We need demonstrations in practical life, and our questionis, "Has there ever been a person who has lived this life of perfection?" We want to see him, not far off somewhere, but right here in front of us, going through all the ups and downs of life! Life manual If westudy the Ramayana carefully, we will discover that not only are day-to-day duties demonstrated through Sri Rama's example, but we are also taught how to deal with the greater conflicts in life, although the exact circumstances may be somewhat different. For example, one day Sri Rama is told that he will be crowned king and the very next morning, he is told that he is to be eviled to the forestfo 14 years. The whole population of Ayodhya as wellas King Dasharathabegged him to stay and although the were many other arguments against going, Sri Rama left for the forest, knowing it was his dharma to fulfil hfather's promised boon to Kaikeyi. It is often difficultfor people to determine dharma because, as it is sa"The mystery or the secret of dharma hidden". The great importance of the Ramayana is that it teaches us to observe challenging situations and come to right decisions. Swami Tejomayananda heads Chinmaya Mission World Wide.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Śwami Tejomayananda kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: Śwami Tejomayananda Speaking Tree,Times of India