Seeking Answers
The best way to learn is to ask questions. The second best is to listen to what others are asking. The magic is in the listening.
Ram’s “Helpers,” Vashishtha’s Sons & The True Meaning of Karma
A Q&A on two symbolic points from the Ramayana: Who are Ram’s “helpers,” and what is the real meaning of karma? The “helpers” represent the pure mind and its virtues — the inner powers that destroy defects. Ram’s bow is his pure mind; his arrows are virtues like service and surrender. The discussion also explains how pure thought forms the foundation of all right action: when thinking is pure, all karma becomes selfless and divine.
Sita’s Ornaments — The Inner Jewels of Pure Thinking
A Q&A on the meaning of Sita’s ornaments in the Ramayana: the jewelry lying on the ground is not literal but symbolic. Sita represents pure thinking, and her ornaments are the virtues — compassion, surrender, service, and selflessness — that adorn pure thought. When purity is disturbed, these virtues scatter. The forest journey is the inward journey through our own mind, where we rediscover these inner jewels.
Jatayu, Dasharath, and the Thirty-Three Crore Gods — The Inner Powers That Guide Us
A Q&A on two symbolic points from the Ramayana: Who are Ram’s “helpers,” and what is the real meaning of karma? The “helpers” represent the pure mind and its virtues — the inner powers that destroy defects. Ram’s bow is his pure mind; his arrows are virtues like service and surrender. The discussion also explains how pure thought forms the foundation of all right action: when thinking is pure, all karma becomes selfless and divine.
Jatayu’s Death and Ram’s Rituals — The Inner Power That Fights for Our Purity
A Q&A interpretation of the Jatayu episode in the Ramayana: Jatayu isn’t an external bird but the inner guardian-power within us that rises to defend our purity (Sita). When the defect (Ravana as body-identification) overpowers it, the story portrays its “death.” Ram’s act of performing the rites symbolizes awareness and respect for this inner force, which begins to awaken when one walks the path of Self-knowledge.