Monday, July 29, 2013

The holy books

In today's world ,more aptly, today's ever changing faith-less world where every second person is trying to drive you crazy, there are few things that can really make you stay grounded.

After every tumultuous phase of my life that could have either drove me mad or might have left me depressed or could have adversely affected me in one way or another; I switch over to reading holy books. I have done that in my past.  Once after scoring just passing marks' in Mathematics, my Nani ma introduced me to the Ramayana. She taught me to seek answers from Ramayana using Ramshlaka prashnawali. Another time with another set of turmoil going on in my mind, I used to read whole of Sunderkand within one hour for 6 consecutive Tuesdays.  Bhagwat geeta and verses of Bible also followed at that point of time.Not that I am religious or so much spiritual, but studying these books definitely gives you solace and better understanding of your own problems. In fact, if you are aware that similar things happened in the past , a sense of Deja-vu comes comforting you.

Recently, I have started reading Ramayana in detail. I spend nearly 1-2 hours daily doing that.I mark the verses which I find interesting and then later note down in my diary. i am planning to illustrate them in writing on this blog and then through sketch/drawing. Who knows it could be a good move towards the Kick start of my venture. I am seeking for a big instigation and this could prove to be the one.

"The Epic of Ramayana has a profound effect on the spiritual progress and culture. It is not just a book of beautiful poetry, it is a Dharma Shastra expounding lofty ethical ideals. The Epic is one of the great works of Hindu literature and later on became devotional, marking the end of the classical period in which Sanskrit was the language of holy writ [which few rural folk were able to read]. The devotional Hindus had the message of God. "God's love for all men irrespective of caste difference."  Ramayana binds together people of different castes and languages."

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