Me, My Guru - Ramayana and Rama - Indian Mythology

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The main or sole agenda of Rama’s life was to kill ‘the pinnacle of asuric power – Ravana’. Ravana by way of his boon was not killable by any God, demi-God, Gandharvas, Yakshas – in short any celestial being. He didn’t mention ‘human and animal form’ when seeking boon of ‘immunity from death’ from the Creator – Brahma.

By way of his boon, he became unconquerable and arrogance drove him to molest and rape any women to whom he took fancy. So when all the Gods approached Lord Vishnu to protect them from Ravana he promised to take birth as a human and kill him. To assist him, all celestial beings procreated from monkeys and bears and made ready an army of very powerful and intelligent monkeys and bears. Because he was born a human he had to conduct himself as one. Ravana did not mention ‘human’ because those days humans were not that able of character and strength. So, they were not thought of as worthy rivals. To prove that ‘belief’ wrong and to

show to the world how high a human being can raise was the second agenda of his birth. That’s why he didn’t complete his Avatar immediately after Ravana’s death. He lived on to rule in just way for 11,000 years to show and set an example of how a man can create a wonder land called ‘Rama Rajya’ – which was free of disease, calamities, poverty, theft, untimely death and vices in character. He set an example of an Ideal which can be achieved by anyone. All that he did to reach the pinnacle of ‘human possibility’ was to live by ‘Dharma’. Anyone who lived by ‘Dharma’ – in word, thought and deed automatically rose to that height. But, as he lived and behaved as a human, he was also governed by human law of karma. He was faced with choices that you and I face on daily basis. He made choices and he faced the consequences. That’s what his life proves. However high your Ideal and intentions, however noble be your thoughts, however selfless be your life and acts, yet every act is tainted with some negative to it. Your highest good intention also

can give you brick-bats from every corner. Just because you are right doesn’t mean you’ll be understood by all, respected and loved by all. No. Even when you are ‘Right’ you could’ve failed in someone’s eyes. You could be held wrong by some one who has other priorities. But the question is not about pleasing all. The question is ‘Did you do what was needed of you with complete honesty and to the best of your ability, even if it pained you a lot?”

If yes, you are right. If no, even if you are happy doing what you wanted to do, you would still have ‘wronged as per Dharma’.

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