Ep. 224 – The Story of Hanuman and the Ramayana, Part 1

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🗓️ 24 April 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Settle in for a treat as Ram Dass shares the first part of the story of the Ramayana, which features the monkey god, Hanuman, as he serves lord Ram on the journey to defeat Ravana.

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In this episode:

Ram Dass introduces the story of the Ramayana and sets up the villain, the 10-headed demon, Ravana
Ram Dass describes how Brahma took birth as Ram in order to defeat Ravana
He shares how Ram grew up a noble prince, but was ultimately banished from his kingdom and sent to live in the forest with his wife, Sita, and his brother, Laxman
Ram Dass talks about Ravana’s obsession with Sita and how he kidnaps her away from Ram
He introduces the great monkey god, Hanuman, who is eager to serve Ram
Ram Dass reads to us about Hanuman’s quest to find Sita and his leap of faith across an ocean – the greatest leap ever taken

Stay tuned for the conclusion of this epic story, premiering May 8th 2023!

“And he’s very dedicated. Hanuman has come to Earth just to serve Ram. Hanuman is so devoted to Ram that he is like your breath is to your body. He is known as the breath of Ram. He lives so close that he is an example of the way in which, when you’ve totally dedicated yourself to God, you have all the powers to serve, to do everything you need to do, as you will see in a minute.” – Ram Dass

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1:17.2	To do everything that you need to do as you will see in a minute.
1:33.4	Welcome everyone to another Ramdos here and now episode. I'm Jackie DeBrensco your host
1:40.2	and you are the Ramdos community, this sacred group of people with your hearts and minds
1:48.0	and compasses turn towards compassion, discernments, and awakening. It's really nice to be together
1:54.8	through time and space. Today we dive into episode 224. It's the story of Haremon and the Ramayana
2:04.7	Part 1. So if you don't know, Ramdos was named in honor of the monkey god Hanuman who was a devotee
2:12.7	and best friend of Ram. So this story of Ram, Ancita, and Hanuman and others is part of an ancient
2:20.4	Indian scripture called the Ramayana. It is attributed to Belmiqi and is dated to around 500
2:28.9	to 100 BCE. So in today's episode we get this really lovely treat of hearing Ramdos tell us
2:35.8	one small part of the Ramayana. And it's a really big part of his tradition. So you might wonder
2:42.9	why do people recite and listen to this great scripture? And as you listen to it, you might
2:48.6	wonder how do we make sense of this from our Western mind? Well, I probably can't answer those
2:54.7	questions for you, but I can tell you a little bit from what others who have a lot more knowledge
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