Ramayana teaches the duties and responsibilities of each relationship. It portrays ideal relationships like the ideal son, the ideal brother, the ideal husband, the ideal wife, the ideal king and the ideal devotee.
Lord Rama is the epitome of righteousness [Dharma]. He embodies everything that is good, positive and divine. He is known as the ‘Mariyada Purushottam’ which means ‘He, who is the greatest of all men’. The teachings of Ramayana are relevant .in all ages and for everyone to follow a path of righteousness.
The most important lessons of Ramayana are:
1. Humility: To be humble and treat everyone
with respect
2. To maintain a calm and peaceful mind devoid of anger.
3. To maintain good company. It is not enough to have a good heart, we need to be careful while choosing friends.
4. Lord Rama portrays a persona of ‘eternal optimist’. The lesson here is to be an optimist and respond positively even in adverse situations.
5. When rewarded by Lord with all the goodness of life, it is important not to get lost in the comforts of
material life and forget to express gratitude to the Lord.
6. Hanuman represents devotion, determination, courage and single-minded focus to accomplish a task. Another very important point is that Hanuman’s focus is only on his duty and not the reward. Similarly, we are supposed to focus on our respective duties and not fix our minds on the rewards or benefits.
7. Hanuman always attributes all his accomplishments to the Lord and was totally free form pride or arrogance. As human beings, we should attribute the credit of a work done to the blessings of God.
The teachings of Ramayana are endless. It is a true goldmine of knowledge. The principles of Ramayana are beyond any boundaries of time or place. By following these precious principles of life, we can uplift ourselves from ignorance to light.