Bhakti & Surrender

Rama Gita (Song of Sri Rama)

Jnana-Bhakti Vedanta (Advaita filtered through Rama Devotion)

Source
Adhyatma Ramayana (Uttara Kanda, Chapter 5)
Dialogue
Lord Rama (Teacher) and Lakshmana (Disciple)

Significance

Contains the spiritual core of the Adhyatma Ramayana, showing that Lord Rama's human actions were a cover for absolute non-dual consciousness.

Key concepts

  • Synthesis of total devotion to Lord Rama with radical Vedantic knowledge
  • Rejection of combining Karma and Jnana as ultimate liberation tools
  • The destruction of Avidya (ignorance) through spiritual instruction
  • The identity of Atman with Rama as Brahman

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