Ram Navami

Ram Navami

'Ra' in Sanskrit means 'That which is Radiant' and 'Ma' stands for 'Myself'. That which shines forth within me, is Rama. That which is radiant in every particle of the Being is Rama.

Rama is born to Dasharatha and Kaushalya. Dasharatha (In Sanskrit this means 'the ten charioted one') signifies the five organs of sense and the five organs of action. Kaushalya (Sanskrit for 'skilled') stands for skill. The skillful reiner of the ten chariots can give birth to Ram. When the ten are used skillfully, radiance is born within.

Rama was born in Ayodhya (Sanskrit for 'the place where no war can happen'). When there is no conflict in our mind, then the radiance can dawn.

Often we try to look for radiance within. Just realize that you are radiant. Once when Guruji was 5 or 6 years old, he closed his eyes and asked a visiting saint, 'Swamiji, I do not see any light'. The saint replied, 'You are the light! How can you see the light?'

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Intelligence means alertness. When we are alert what happens? Our perception and our observation improves, and our expression becomes perfect.

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Accept whatever is inside and outside of you. This is the way to go inward. So just let things be.

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Remember that you are a match stick. The purpose of a match stick is to light the lamps. You know, you strike the match stick and it burns and it lights several candles. Like that so many match sticks in a box can light so many lives. So think you are a super-sized match box. You are here to bring light, wisdom and happiness into the lives of people.

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Q: Does Birth and rebirth exist? If yes, then what does it mean to be a human?

Guruji: Why human birth? Human Life is there to know life.

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Harmony in diversity makes life vibrant, joyful and more colorful.

Om Namah Shivay