Tyaat Ram Rahila Nahi
Tyaat Ram Rahila Nahi!!
Sometimes we use certain phrases in day to day situations but don’t pay much attention to their deeper significance. One such phrase is:
Tyachyat or Tyaat Ram Rahila Nahi!!
In my childhood I have heard my parents use this phrase in several contexts. If a chair is broken beyond repair, or some clothing is entirely worn out, a knife is too blunted, a blender broken, a door bell not working, or a broom too thinned out, the phrase was spontaneously uttered.
The intended meaning is that the concerned item is no longer functional.
The literal meaning of the phrase is “ Ram is no longer in it !’
What does Ram( God) have to do here?
When the said item was fully functional did we notice “Ram” was in it? No. We used each of those objects for their intended purpose, taking their functionality for granted. We didn’t give much thought to a chair as long as we were able to sit on it comfortably, or to a door bell as long as it rang when we pressed the button.
What spirituality teaches is that God is the essence in everything. The sturdiness and sharpness in a knife is its essence. For a piece of clothing, its elegance , warmth and/or ability to cover the body is the essence. The essence in a home lies in the security, space and comfort it provides. Thus even inanimate objects have an essence in them. Each tree, flower, fruit, animal, bird or human being has its essence. The manifestation of this innate principle may differ from object to object. But at the core it is quite generic.
The object itself belongs to the realm of Maya, or from a scientific perspective, it belongs to the visible universe which is transient. In other words it is bound by time and space. When the intangible essence no longer supports the tangible manifestation, the object approaches perishing.
Science can study the visible objects, their elemental composition, properties, creation and dissolution but science stops there. It can’t delve into the concept of their essence.
Yet without essence there is no meaning to any object. Part of spiritual growth is to bring an awareness about the essence in everything around us, whether living or inanimate. That is what it means to see God in every thing. Rather than go about our business taking every object, or people and their purpose for granted, we should try to recognize that special virtue, the essence that is central to them. That is living in God consciousness. Once we are steadied in seeing the Ram( the imperishable essence) in everything, our vanity will disappear, and the overlying perishability of all things will become better understood, accepted and painless. The concepts of real and unreal will become more clear. There will be less confusion about what is to be valued and what is not to be lamented upon. Before anything reaches the stage of “ Ram rahila nahi “ ( Ram is no longer in it) we will have savored, in full consciousness, the “Ram ahe”( Ram is in it) state. Further on, both the temporary phases of “Ram ahe” ( which is contingent on presence of visible objects) and “ Ram rahila nahi”( contingent on disappearance of previously functioning objects)will take a backseat.
Only Ram ahe, or Ram Nam Satya Hai, independent of any visible object, will be the state of understanding and existence. That is Parmarth ( The highest meaning!)
Saree is a cotton silk Jamdani weave from West Bengal with lotuses woven into the pallu and throughout its body.
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