Performing in the Storm : 3. { The beautiful Indian epic The Ramayana is replete with illustrations of how one can act amidst a storm. Under the rule of King Dasharatha, the city of Ayodhya – which literally translates as the land of ‘no conflict’– was the perfect place to live. }

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     10/08/2016.
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            Respected family members of this great holy Nation.

 Sub : Performing in the Storm  : 3.
 Swami Swaroopananda
 Chinmaya Mission

   Ref : { The majority people of Bharatham pretend to be a western, by stupid imitation of external outlook  and language, throwing their own country Bharatham and her immortal  Values  and rich Upanishadik culture }

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Rama, Sita and Lakshman, who had always enjoyed the security and comforts of a privileged existence, now faced fourteen long years of exile and hermitic wandering in the forest.
Beset by such difficulties they upheld their core values and sworn duty. Not once did they falter in their commitment to do what was right. They continued to shine as portraits of human excellence despite their harsh conditions.

We cannot always control or predict how things unravel or grow in a given situation.  Yet, one thing is for certain: we are made stronger, larger and tempered when adversity strikes – if we choose to become so. Had Rama and Sita remained in Ayodhya, we may never have seen the faithfulness, resilience and compassion that Sita demonstrated in the events following her abduction by the despotic king Ravana.

We might also never have glimpsed the prowess and wisdom of Rama as he stood up to Ravana, the remarkable decency and brotherly devotion of Bharat, the all-round competencies of Hanuman and the unflinching dedication to duty of Lakshman. The potential for greatness which lay in all of these players may not have surfaced were it not for the stormy experiences they had to go through.
None of us are spared the storms of life. But if we choose, our storms can strengthen our character and bring out the greatness in us.

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