Sri Rama Gita: Epitome of Enlightenment

The Epitome of Enlightenment Sri Rama Gita is the epitome of enlightenment. In equivocal terms it explains the inner state of the enlightened one and also explains how one can attain to this state. No conditioning, situation, or being can entrap the enlightened one again. He has awakened to the state of the Self. He lives in a realm beyond the sense perception of body; emotions of the mind; and the thinking of the intellect. Thus he lives blessing the world with his pure holiness, even if he is not ‘doing’ anything. His mere presence is an inspiration to the rest of humanity. If he is thus liberated from all equipment, why are the equipment not falling away dead, when their owner, the ego, has been liberated? The answer is that the force of its prarabdha karma keeps the body alive. The body is the product of our own karma or vasanas, and it is also a product of the karmas of others. One can redeem oneself of all one’s own karmas, but the body still lives and functions, because of samasti karma or the karmas of others. This macrocosmic vasana or tendencies is the equipment of the Lord or Isvara. Thus, the Enlightened One functions under the Lord’s will only. Without any sense of ‘I-do’ ahankara and any attachment asakti, he appears to be functioning in the world, himself ever living the experience of the infinite Self, Sri Rama. Once his share of destiny is exhausted, he merges into Brahman. This state is called videha-mukti. Even earlier, when others were considering him as a member of the community, he was already a liberated person jivan-mukti.