Re: Morality, Self-Image, and the Ramayana
Namaste
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EDIT: I see that this old thread has been revived by Shian, nevertheless, it is a good place for some bhakti lessons which we always need. Thanks Shian.
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The whole idea of shravaNam kirtanam vishNoh smaraNam... i.e. hearing, chanting and remembering the glories, names, forms, and divine qualities of Hari (NArAyaN -- Rama, KRshNa...), is that you forget the focus on your [false] self, and revel in the greatness, magnimosity, kindness, generosity and divine Wonder that is Shri RAm.
The idea is not to compare one [false] self to BhagavAn (the Supreme Lord Divine) and get depressed as a result.
The whole idea is to get out of the quicksand(cycles of birth and death OR bondage placed by mind) by focusing on the Divinity of the Divine.
What are we? Nothing. Just parts of that Beautiful Lotus-Eyed One. He is what matters.
What did we do/achieve? nothing. He did it all.
What did we bring that we lost and are crying as a result? Nothing. He gave everything. Nothing was ours that we lost it.
GeetA - saar (gist & essence of Bhagvad Geeta in one page) is a MUST-READ for those who haven't
This attitude has to be developed. With patience. Please be gentle on yourself.
I hope that helps understand what devotional attitude means.
om namo bhagavate vAsudevAya
Last edited by smaranam; 09 December 2014 at 11:07 PM.
Reason: see EDIT
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