After striking Ravana with a fatal arrow, Ram tells Lakshman to go to Ravana and seek knowledge from him for 'he is an educated Brahmin, his faults notwithstanding.' But Ravana turns his face away from Lakshman who complains to his brother that 'the villain is too proud to share anything even as he is dying'. Ram then casts his weapons aside and falls at Ravana's feet and requests him to share his wisdom. Ravana looks pleased and says, "Ram, you sit at my feet in humility while Lakshman stood at my head demanding my knowledge like an entitled conqueror. You are, indeed, a student worthy of my knowledge. Let me tell you whatever I can before I die. Know this that the mind tends to shun all things good for our life and seek all things bad for our life. To attain wisdom, witness the tricks of the mind. May you succeed where I failed."
This story is from the October 2024 edition of Yoga and Total Health.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the October 2024 edition of Yoga and Total Health.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Pay the Price for Peace
Attachment or freedom? The choice is yours
Floating Through Life
When the going gets tough, the tough surrender
Sublimate your Emotions
Remember that emotion is ego in motion
A Lesson from Ravana
Reading between the lines
The Strokes of Daily Effort
What makes a good person great?
From Science to Pseudo-science - Part II
Where there is light there will also be darkness
The Trap of Reaction
Think, understand and only then act
Simple Is Best
We dismiss things as too ordinary and it is our loss
The Importance Of The 'Emergency Kit'
How to overcome difficult times by oneself
हृदय शुद्ध तो परेशानियाँ गौण
जिस मनुष्य का हृदय मलिन होगा उसमें ज्ञानाग्नि जलाने की शक्ति उतनी ही क्षीण होगी, जिसका हृदय शुद्ध होगा वह पल भर में ही आत्म-ज्ञान प्राप्त कर सकता है । यह आत्मज्ञान का मार्ग बहुत ही साहस का मार्ग है।
