Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one who faces the Guru is the bridge, built by the Maker of destiny.
The demons that robbed Lanka, the island of the body, are beaten.
Ram, the mind, has slain Raavan, pride.
The one who faces the Guru understands the secret Bibhishan showed (Raavan's own brother, who told Ram how to win).
Facing the Guru, even stones float across the sea.
Facing the Guru, millions upon millions are saved.
The great story of Ram crossing to Lanka is a map of your own inner life: the body is the island, pride is the proud king, the mind is the hero, and the one who faces the Guru is the bridge.
In the Ramayana, Ram crosses to Lanka on a bridge of floating stones and defeats Raavan, helped by Raavan's brother Bibhishan, who reveals his secret. Here the epic is read inward: Lanka the body, Raavan pride, Ram the mind. The story is honored and turned into a map of the self. The floating stones promise that even the heaviest heart can be carried across.
If pride were a villain in your story, who would the hero be?
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