The Philosophy of the Ramayana By Swami Vivekananda
Sri Rama was the Parmatman (Supreme Reality) and that Sita was the Jivatman (embodied individual soul). Each man’s or woman’s body was the Lanka.
The Jivatman which was enclosed in the body, or captured in the island of Lanka, always desired to be in affinity with the Parmatman, or Sri Rama. But the Rakshasas would not allow it, and the Rakshasas represented certain traits of character.
For instance, Vibhishana represented Sattwa Guna, Ravana represented Rajas Guna and Kumbhakarana represented Tamas Guna. Sattwa Guna means goodness, Rajas means lust and passion and Tamas means darkness, stupor, avarice, malice, and its concomitants.
These Gunas keep back Sita, or Jivatman, which is in the body (Lanka) from joining Paramatman (Rama). Sita, thus imprisoned and trying to unite with her Lord, receives a visit from Hanuman, the Guru or divine teacher, who shows her the Lord’s ring, which is Brahma-Jnana, the supreme wisdom that destroys all illusions.
Thus Sita finds the way to be at one with Sri Rama or in other words, the Jivatman finds itself one with the Paramatman.
Swami Vivekananda, The foremost disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa
BHAGWAN RAMA IS THE EMBODIMENT OF OUR EVERYDAY LIFE. HE SHOWED US HOW TO LIVE AS A HUMAN BEING, HOW MAKE LIFE SIMPLE. THE RAMAYANA TELL US ALL OUT OURSELVES AS A LIVING HUMAN BEING AND EVEN AFTER DEATH.
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