Comments on: Radhanath Swami on Sita’s Banishment

By: Guest Review: Sita Sings the Blues - Om Sweet Om

Guest Review: Sita Sings the Blues - Om Sweet Om — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:32:43 +0000

[...] The subject of Rama’s banishment of Sita has been questioned, contemplated and commented on by a variety teachers and holy people over the course of the history of the people of India. People existentially committed to the texts and whose questions are motivated by deep, living concern. The answers, range from the exoteric (often involving the need for a leader to sacrifice for the good of their followers or for their character to be beyond reproach), to the esoteric (usually dealing with the depth of emotion experienced through love in separation). One such explanation can be found in the article previously published on The Bhakti Collective entitled “Radhanath Swami on Sita’s Banishment“. [...]

By: Vijay

Vijay — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:00:39 +0000

In a verse in Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna says: “One who understands transcendental activities of My birth and activities does not, upon leaving body, takes birth in this material world again”.

When I was reading Bhagavad Gita As It Is for the first time, this was one of those verses that attracted me a lot. And everytime i hear inner explanations and deeper realizations from HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj, my mind automatically recalls this verse, because this verse always makes me realize, that pastimes of Lord are not as simple that insignificant jivas like us with no devotion can calculate. Its simply beyond the scope of conditioned intelligence to understand Lord, His glories, His pastimes.

I thank you Maharaj for bringing such topmost confidential subject matters in light of our poor intelligence.

By: Anna Johansson

Anna Johansson — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:12:05 +0000

I am very happy to have come across this explanation of Sita’s banishment. For many years, this part of the Ramayana has been a source of confusion and even resentment within me. Radhanatha Swami’s explanation reveals that there are always deeper spiritual ways of understanding seemingly contradictory passages in the ancient story of the Ramayana. Thanks!

By: Meena Vad

Meena Vad — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:03:41 +0000

I thought for a long time, of Sita’s banishment as an injustice to Sita and caused her suffering in her pregnancy. Then she was considered the role model for Indian girls who were supposed to suffer in silence. But after reading Radhanath Swami’s explanation of the deeper love in separation and the deeper meaning of it, I feel my doubts are removed. At first we feel the surface level emotions but we need to look into “God’s Lila” in a spiritual way so our understanding grows. Thank you dear Radhanath Swami!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:05:20 +0000

Counter intuitive, lovely.

By: Sarah Noack

Sarah Noack — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:09:08 +0000

Beautiful.

I got into a big discussion the other day with a friend who is reading the Bhagavad-gita for the first time. She is fascinated/compelled to read it, but couldn’t wrap her mind about the fact that it “promotes war” and she’s a pacifist. I was happy to be able to explain that in the same light (and tell her to actually read the purports! ;). So many deep spiritual texts, including many from the Bible and other scriptures as well, are often disturbing or contradictory to the novice. It takes a realized teacher to help filter and process the knowledge encapsulated within.

Sarah