My Salutations to Lord Hanuman on his Jayanti. As the great poet Tulsidasji aptly described in his glory in hanuman Chalisa और देवता चित्त ना धरई, हनुमत सेई सर्व सुख करई... Remembrance of lord Hanuman is good enough to bring all kinds of happiness in life. Happy Hanuman Jayanti.
We all have heard the great epic of Ramayana. Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar has shared a very interesting perspective on the epic story that makes it so relevant and impactful in our day to day life. This perspective is truly life transforming. Gurudev says that Ram is Soul (loose translation for aatman), Sita is mind, Lakshmana is awareness, Ravana is Ego, Hanuman is Prana shakti. When Sita (representation of mind) is engaged in sensory pleasure (possessing a beautiful dear), It engages our soul in meaningless things. When our awareness drops (Sita maa crossing lakshman rekha) that is when your ego kidnaps your mind (Ravana catching Sita maa). Using Prana ( Hanumanji reaching lanka and destroying it) the soul can connect with mind and reach bliss and sustained Happiness.
Ramayana story is an extremely engaging story but it is depiction of what happens in our day to day life. In our life we are usually engaged in activities of sensory pleasure and grabbing as many things and experiences we can, Our connection to our soul (aatman) is lost. I am not belittling ambition or passion here but senseless engagement of our body and mind in pleasures that deplete our Prana (subtle life force energy). Then our awareness drops, ego takes over and brings misery. Only through raising your prana can you increase your awareness and check your ego and burn it if necessary. There are many ways to increase Prana and we will have discussion on this topic on some other day but one of the easiest way is to Practice Yoga, Breathing Exercises, Meditation and chanting. Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar devised a course to address this need which teaches all these techniques and gives you a glimpse of your own self.
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Jai Shree Ram. Jai Gurudev.
