Dushehra

 

Dushehra 

Today is Dushehra, the day when lord Ram killed Ravan. Ravan had abducted lord Ram’s wife Sita and kept her as a prisoner when she refused to marry him. Lord Ram then collected an army of tribals who lived in the forest and attacked Lanka, Ravan’s abode. A fierce battle was fought and finally Ravan was killed on the fifteenth day. 

This day is celebrated as the victory of good over evil, of truth over deceit and of purity over immorality. Ravan represents the evil and Ram represents goodness and truth in us. So the fight is actually within us where we are both Ram and Ravan. 

Humans have the ability to both rise to be the noblest of creatures and to fall into an abysmal pit of avarice, jealousy and immorality. We can be the light house of spirituality and can create the hell of sins. The choice is ours. It is our choice that forms our personality and thus shapes our life. As they say what goes around comes around, so do our actions. We reap what we sow. Lord Krishna says the same thing in Bhagwat Gita. 

This has been the foundation of sanatan dharma which gives us the option of choosing between the good and the bad. There is no one watching or monitoring except our own karma. If we choose righteousness we might encounter difficulties in our path but ultimately the truth prevails, Satyamev Jayate. If we choose the easy way and compromise on principles, we end up suffering. 

The choice is both easy and simple. What would you choose? 

Let your choice be wise. 

So be it !!!