Wednesday, August 11, 2010

The Path To Freedom

Yes, when you are in Ram Rajyau, you will experience total freedom. What else will you be, but free, when you have dropped all the cares in the world for the Lord to handle ? Ram Rajya is the rule, thus, their are no rules. People are free to do what they please. They, therefore, always do things that will not only be beneficial to them alone, but all of mankind. They are kind, considerate, helpful, sincere and most of all honest. That is why, freedom prevails in Ram Rajya.

It is my earnest desire to bring the rule of Ram in our lives. Day to day monitoring of our thoughts and deeds will get us there. So, we shall plod along while listening to the epic poem by Tulsidas the Ram Charitra Manas the way I understand it. He will be our beacon,who will describe to us in the end, the rule in Raghukul, the real Ram Rajya!! Maybe our Ram Rajya by then, will be akin to the real one!!! Who knows?

Continuing with our story, king Vedeha(Janak) thanked his lucky stars while beholding the feet of the sage Vishvamitra. The two brothers, one fair and the other dark in hue delighted the king, in fact, they were as if, the delight of delight itself. The king declared to the sage, how the two brothers had this guileless love that could not be defined, and they complimented each other as Brahman (the Supreme Being) and Jeeva (the individual soul) The king could not stop gazing at the Lord while his heart overflowed with joy and the hair on his body stood on end.

Extolling the virtues of the sage and bowing at his feet, king Janak brought him and the two brothers to his capital. Finding a beautiful and comfortable palace, the king lodged them there. After taking care of all their needs and paying homage to the sage, the king returned to his own palace.

Lord Shri Ram and His brother Lakshman dined with the sage, and then sat around, for the day was not done yet. JAI HO!

New Beginings

Well, it is high time I got to writing my blog- don't you think? I did go away on vacation to California for a while. That set in motion my procrastination, and a chain of events that threw me off completely. I suppose, summer can do that to you. Anyway, all I do know, is that this is my space, which gives me great comfort and solace. This is where Ram Rajya flourishes and this is where I am supposed to be.

Life is not simple by any means. It throws curve balls at you all the time and tries to suck you in. Every time one makes a step forward, it seems that one has to go backwards. So to find elation when one is despondent, one has to be in Ram Rajya. I cannot believe that I am saying this. But the fact of the matter is this. That, I am miserable, when I am away from my Ram Rajya which is right here right now. The more I dilly dallied, and postponed my commitment to this blog, the more unsettled I got. Today, it flashed to me, that my true calling is here. Here, where I can live, and breathe Ram Rajya. Here, where the grace of Ram always flows, one can take a dip and be refreshed. Here, is where His love permeates all, nobody is turned away or rebuked. Here is where we can put our burdens at the feet of Shri Ram and be assured that He will take care of them. Here, is where, one will not be judged, instead showered with good fortune. Here is where all prayers will be answered and nobody will ever be forsaken. This is Ram Rajya after all, we are in His domain.

I did not mean to be away from this Ram Rajya. It does however seems to be a blessing in disguise. It taught me a valuable lesson. The joy and peace that I received from writing about Ram Rajya was so immense that I could only imbibe, after staying away from it!

So, today their is not much else to say, but that, I am very happy and privileged to be back at what I do best- to tell the story of Shri Ram. I pray, that He blesses me and looks at me kindly, so that I can continue on with my journey.

I have said before, that Ram Rajya is not out there somewhere, but within our grasp at all times. When, while driving we have to change gears to reverse, go forward or ascend , similarly in life we have to make shifts, when the time demands. We can choose to be sad or we can change that gear and be in Ram Rajya. That is what I did today. I am so happy that I rediscovered my very own Ram Rajya! JAI HO!