31 Jan 2015

Is story of Ramayana a fact?

[Shri Jivasu Natural asked]

Swami replied:- It is a fact and has archaeological proof also. The important point is to make it useful in your ethical life and also in the spiritual life. Rama can be taken as the direct example for your ethical life. You can understand Rama also as the human incarnation of God through the efforts of service of Hanuman and take the concept of contemporary human incarnation to be worshipped through practical service. I think there can be no better sacred book than Ramayana for both Pravrutti (Ethics in social life) and Nivrutti (Spiritual path).