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.
The Inner Dialogue Between Jatayu and Ravana
This Q&A explains the symbolic conversation between Jatayu and Ravana. Jatayu represents the pure, awakened mind that warns the ego not to harm inner purity, while Ravana symbolizes pride and desire. Their dialogue mirrors the constant struggle within us — between integrity and temptation.
Maya, Attraction, and Ignorance: Are They Different or the Same?
In this Q&A, a seeker asks whether attraction comes from maya or maya comes from attraction. The answer clarifies that maya has no independent existence; our own ignorance of our true Self is what we call maya, avidya, or delusion. Through examples like mirage (mrig-marichika) and references to Krishna’s use of the word mudha in the Gita, it shows that terms like maya, ignorance, and illusion all point to the same fundamental inner unawareness.
Is Deceit Part of Moh?
In this Q&A, a seeker asks whether deceit and trickery are separate vikaras or part of moh, which is usually understood as attachment or ignorance. Through the example of Ravana, Maricha, and Sita in the Ramayana, the answer explains how moh is attachment to “mine”, and how ego uses moh to make us act deceitfully, subtly distorting pure thinking through attractive forms.
The Inner Meaning of Ram and Sita’s Marriage
In this Q&A, the teacher explains that Sita represents our pure, sacred thinking — born when knowledge plows the field of the mind. Ram is the conscious Self, and their marriage symbolizes the union of the soul with purity, not a physical relationship.
Was Sita Really Born from the Earth?
A listener asks whether it’s possible for Sita to be born from the ground, as described in the Ramayana. The answer reveals the spiritual meaning: King Janaka’s “plowing” symbolizes running the plow of knowledge over the field of the mind. When impurities are removed, inner purity arises — that purity itself is called Sita. The story is not about a girl emerging from soil, but about the birth of pure thought within consciousness.
Why Does the Bride’s Family Seem “Lower”?
A listener asks why scriptures say that even if the groom’s family is of lower lineage, the bride’s side still faces humiliation — was such inequality present even in the ancient Treta Yuga? The answer explains that this is not a reflection of ancient dharma but the result of misinterpreting symbolic language: once “woman” was taken to mean female instead of prakriti, and “man” as male instead of soul, social imbalances arose — a misunderstanding whose effects still persist today.
“Husband and Wife” in Scriptures
A listener asks whether scriptures command a wife to serve even an immoral husband. The answer clarifies the symbolic language of the Puranas: “man/husband” signifies the soul (puruṣa) and “woman/wife” signifies prakriti (body–mind–senses). The teaching is that prakriti should follow the soul’s direction — not a gender rule — illustrated with episodes like Nishadraj Guh and Bharadwaj Muni.
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.