6 cool tips from the Ramayana

Some call the Ramayana  the 'greatest story ever told'. Here are some modern day tips from the ancient book which work and sound cool.


Adopt

Adopt kids - Sita was adopted by Raja Janak. He and his family took her in as a blessing from God. They didn't over-analyse. They did a great job and they were very happy. Today, he is still famous and revered.

Crime doesn't pay 

You could get lucky but things change. One day, when  you have your hands full of it - even ten heads can't find a way out. Ask Ravan.


You can't do domestic politics and live in peace

This is lesson for all the mean women(and men) out there who suck the mental peace out of their spouses. Drama can bring you short term peace but stop being so cold. Learn to love unconditionally before pointing fingers. For more details, read Kaikeyi.


False looks lower your self esteem

Make up and Botox is temporary like Surpanakha's shapeshifting skill. Lusting resulted in her deface and defamation. She spent the rest of her life secluded in anger and regret. Didn't do a woman like her any good. Remember the old saying? Beauty lies within - see Sita, King Janak's adopted girl.

Get away from negative people

Vibhishan got a lot of flak when he thumbed down Ravan. Don't worry, that is the most common side-effect of following your heart. At the end, all was well and he was honoured.

Power comes from within

Here's the best part - virtue. If you are right, if your heart is pure , if you know it is the positive - don't worry about the struggle. The whole universe will help you in your mission. There is no goal too big and there is no no place too far.

This is how this epic inspires. This is how this gives its message.   This is why this is the greatest story ever told.


PS - Images from Ramayan 3392 AD.  For comic lovers, this is a treat!

Something to do before 2012

Supervolcanoes. Crime lords. Dictators and dogs of war. Nuclear weapons missing or leaking. Add to that a few solar flares and climate distortion. 2012.

Perfect recipe to the end of world.

Mayan teachings and doomsday images are shining in box office and Google hits. However, in real life, tsunamis would get more disastrous and earth could be extinct of human life. You don't need brilliant seers like Nostradamus to speculate that today - just open your eyes and look around you.

Let us say that we are scared and tired and helpless. So, now we wait for Kalki Avatar, the great saviour. We pray for Jesus to return. We look up to Allah. We pray to our own gods to return as messiahs and save our lives, again like countless decades.

Have you ever thought how would the One feel when we did our own saving?

It is very simple- if we once follow what the great prophets and messiahs say, our beautiful earth would be so peaceful. If we had more followed our hearts than being so stubbornly cynical, we wouldn't feel so powerless or helpless. We all want miracles but we don't want to create one.

God lives within us and in everything around us. Grok it - god is blessing you all the time to create what you want. Every minute and day we need to celebrate joy and love and life . We need to get out of fear and be the one to create.

Let's stop living under the Cinderella syndrome. God is giving so much all the time - this time let us give him a treat. Instead of waiting for a Superman to come rescue us, let us appreciate what we have inside and cultivate that.

Let us make our world so absolutely, unimaginably wonderfully amazingly lovely that we feel complete and whole. Don't worry about the how. Just listen to that beautiful sound in you called the instinct. The instinct is the way the universe communicates with you.

I am sure the One will love it. It's time we all thanked Him for all that he has done for us.


So when the messiahs come on earth next time , I hope their hearts fill up with joy. Because they will see that we have remembered not only them but more importantly, we have lived their message.