Sunday 25 February 2018

Avoid Becoming a Rakshasa





Avoid Becoming a Rakshasa

…. Isn’t it true that all the mythological rakshasas were great sdhakas too? With their sadhana or practice they had impressed gods and sought boons. 

Ravana was a great scholar, Bhasmasura and Hiranyakashipu did penance, but they were remembered for all the wrong reasons. Ravana kidnapped Sita, Bhasamasur had wanted to obliterate Shiva by placing his hand on his head and Hiranyakashipu declared himself to be God. 

Mythological rakshasas don’t exist in reality, but we run the risk of becoming like them, by being arrogant, hurting others and justifying our actions in the name of spirituality. 

According to the Buddhists, a demon is a man obsessed with violence, is angry and is unable to find peaceful solutions to problems…..




Read the full Article – ‘Are You A Rakshasa?”


Blog by Sonal Shrivastava

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