Hanuman Jayanti : This special day commemorates the birth of Sri Hanuman, the servant of Lord Ram and the personification of bhakti.

Here follows an excerpt from an article by Ramgiri Braun titled “Hanuman and the Evolution of Faith”

“Hanuman, the great monkey god of the Ramayana, is a symbol of the mind that has become disciplined and filled with devotion. Hanuman is the evolved state of our unruly monkey mind that constantly jumps from thought to thought. This mind is fully focused on the presence of the Divine Self, the Lord of Life within the heart.

When Rama asks Hanuman, How do you look upon me?’ the great monkey gives a three-part answer, ‘When I believe I am the body, then I am your faithful servant. When I know I am the soul, I know myself to be a spark of your eternal Light. And when I have the vision of truth, you and I, my Lord, are one and the same.’

With this answer, he shows us three states we flow through in our spiritual quest. Many times we identify with the person, the body-mind –ego we think we are. At those times we can realize that we are here to do God’s work, to serve that higher Self in us and in everything. This is the foundation of Karma Yoga, the yoga of service.” 🙏

Happy Hanuman Jayanti! Glory to Hanuman! Glory to his Lord, Sri Rama!