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.
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.