[Advaita-l] jivanmukti & Lord Rama query
aham brahmaasmi
ahambrahmaasmi137 at gmail.com
Tue Dec 10 03:23:38 EST 2024
नमो विद्वत्सभायै !
I have heard that Lord Rama, on hearing about Sitamata's abduction, was so
'shokaakula' (grief-stricken), that He went around asking the trees,
streams , birds of her whereabouts. Also, that he also even contemplated
suicide. I have read this in a couple of places, also mentioned in ? one
of the puranas (via Parampujya Swami Ishwarananda Giri maharaj's talk).
Lord Rama was an avatar-purusha, and as per yoga-vasishtha, displayed very
high SCS, vairagyam etc. even at age 12-13. He got instructed in
Brahmavidya soon after, which clearly makes him a jnani ( in addition to
avatar purusha. ).
So my questions are
1) what is jivanmukti then? If someone like Lord Rama could get this
affected, (to even contemplate suicide), what to say about ordinary
individuals like me ? *Yet,* on the other hand, my Guru, and all mahatmas
too probably, emphatically reiterate that it is possible to get
jivanmukti in this very janma.
2) And how can Lord Rama's above-stated response (IF it is correct), be
reconciled with BG 'gurNApi dukhena na vichAlyate' ?
I am sorry I am unable to trace the exact video, but it is one of Swami
Ishwarananda Giriji's
https://www.youtube.com/@SamvitDarshanRRC
Most importantly, this is only a *very sincere question* that has bothered
me for very long.
thanks in advance, for your replies,
sakshi
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