Temple of Lord Rama

O Learned and Devoted Servants of God,

There is no village or town in India in which there is no temple of Lord Rama. The statue of Rama is preaching you two points. 1) The Lord will come in human form. 2) Miracles are not the sign of the Lord. As Gita told the Lord comes only in human form (Mānuṣīṃ tanu māśritam). Even though Rama did not perform any miracle, Hanuman and Sages identified Rama as the Lord. Hanuman Himself exhibited several miracles but He never told that He is the Lord. Ravana exhibited miracles and claimed himself as the Lord, but nobody agreed.

Rama came to preach Pravrutti. Pravrutti means the path of justice in which one human being has to behave with the other fellow human beings. Nivrutti means, doing sacrifice of work and sacrifice of fruit of work (money) to the Lord with full faith and full surrender when the Lord comes in human form. Nivrutti is the way of salvation in which the Lord comes in human form. Krishna came to preach Nivrutti. Krishna preached Bhagavadgita, which is the knowledge of Nivrutti.

Rama practiced the knowledge of Pravrutti. Pravrutti (Justice) is only practice. It is just the knowledge of rules of the Lord, which you have to follow in the society. There is no discussion in Pravrutti. But in Nivrutti you have to discuss the truth. In Pravrutti the world peace results. Then only the devotees can travel in the path of Nivrutti with peace by putting spiritual effort. In Pravrutti loving the fellow human beings is important. By Pravrutti, one can at least love the human form of Lord as one of the human beings. Otherwise generally people insult Him with jealousy as told in Gita (Avajānanti Māṃ mūḍhāḥ). Like this, Pravrutti helps Nivrutti. If you are treating the human form of Lord as a human being, it is not wrong. If you recognize Him as Lord, you will get salvation.

Sita is standing by the side of Rama. Sita is a great devotee. In the human beings the difference between male and female is only for body but not to the soul. Sita is serving the Lord by Karma Samnyaasa (Sacrifice of work). She cannot do Karma Phala Tyaaga (Sacrifice of fruit of work). She indicates the firm faith on the Lord. Even though she did not get happiness in the forest, she never left the Lord. This means that one should not leave the Lord even if He does not give boons and even if He gives troubles. One should not aspire anything in return from the Lord. Ravana showed miracles. But Sita did not believe. This means a true devotee will never recognize the Lord by miracles. Lanka is a golden city. Ravana invited Sita to be the queen. But she was not attracted. This means that the wealth and money will never attract a true devotee.

Hanuman at the feet of the Lord believed the Human form and participated in the work of the Lord. He sacrificed even the family in the beginning itself for the sake of the Lord. He always sacrificed His work because He is a saint. The fame of all His works was dedicated to the Lord only. He never said that He is Lord even though He performed miracles. Hanuman was made the future creator of this world. He tore His heart with His own nails and was prepared to give up His life for the sake of the Lord. Hanuman always did the work of the Lord. He grew by the praise and jumped over the sea only for the sake of the Lord. He will not grow by your praise to do your work. He is not such a fool. He will not insult the deity of justice by canceling your sins and by giving the fruits of good deeds, which you have not done. He is not a monkey who will run for your banana fruits and palm leaves. He is very intelligent. He is the top scholar and highest devotee. He is the real servant of the Lord who never aspires anything in return. He is the purest person. This knowledge must come to your mind when you see Hanuman. Like Him you must also recognize the Lord in human form and participate in the work of the Lord with high concentration.

Lakshmana was very young but still he left his wife for fourteen years to concentrate on the service of the Lord. He sacrificed the Kama (love to his wife). Bharata gave back the kingdom to the Lord and sacrificed Artha (wealth) to the Lord and did Karma Phala Tyaaga. He kept the two wooden shoes of the Lord on the throne and never showed any power. This means that once you sacrifice anything to the Lord you should not manage that again. Shatrughna jumped on Kaika with the sword when Rama went to forest. He sacrificed Dharma (Justice).

Like this you have to get the knowledge when you see the statues or photo of Rama in the temple. Such knowledge will help your spiritual effort. You will attain the grace of the Lord by such knowledge as told in Gita (Jñāna yajñena tenāham). There is no use of your attraction towards the golden crown present on the head of Lord Rama, which will increase your attraction towards wealth. That will harm you in the spiritual effort. The crown indicates that Rama is the Lord of this world. When you see His bow and arrow you must know that Rama punishes the evil people. When you see His Abhaya hand you must know that He protects good people. This knowledge will help you. What is the use of keeping the jewels and His form in the mind? What is the use of knowing the story of Rama like a child, which is like a story in a novel or a story in a cinema or the news of the neighbor? Dhyana means the decision of knowledge by intelligence after discussing in mind (Sankalpa and Vikalpa). This knowledge is stored in Chittam and this is called Dharana. The Ahankara uses this knowledge in practice for its benefit and it is called Samadhi. If you get a doubt in practice, it is called Savikalpa Samadhi. If you have no doubt in practice it is Nirvikalpa Samadhi which is followed by Hanuman who became the future creator by worshipping the Lord in Human form in this world.

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