Ramayana_VOLUME V with index

Ravana
piety into ash! He was not able to control his senses or sublimate
the sensory urges. A bullock that does not yield to the yoke, a
horse that resists the reins, a car without brakes and a person who
knows no self – control, are all equally heading towards disaster!
(SSS Vol.7 p.336)
She lamented ‘Alas! You only suppressed your desires; you did
not uproot them.” The low desire of lust sprouted fast, when
temptation was strong. When rains came, what was dry yellow
land became green, on account of the seeds and roots below the
surface; they had not been pulled out and destroyed! (SSS Vol.7
p.291)
LESSONS TO BE LEARNT:
Ravana taught a great lesson to the world. He exclaimed: “Oh men! Do not
live as I have lived and ruin your lives.” What is the root cause of Ravana
ruin Unable to conquer his desires, unwilling to get rid of his impulses, he
ruined his entire clan. His sons were killed. His brother and other kinsmen
were killed and ultimately his country itself was reduced to ashes. Ravana
confessed: “In the end I ruined myself.” This was the message Ravana gave to
his countrymen in his last moments. (SSS Vol.30 p.91)
Lust and Desire bring about catastrophe:
Ravana died. It was a piteous scene. Men and women were widowed were
weeping over the corpses of their husbands. Likewise children who were
orphaned in the battle field were weeping over the bodies of their parents.
Grief was writ large on the face of everybody in Lanka. What was the cause
for all this It was Ravana’s lust which was the cause for the calamity that
befell Lanka .Even a single fly is to bring a catastrophe. A whole potful of
milk turns into poison if you mix a drop of poison. Although there were good
people in the kingdom, Ravana contaminated it totally by his venomous
behaviour. Even a small flaw can be fatal. The ants may be small, but they can
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