The jump of Hanuman to Lanka: the concentration reaching the unconscious
I have a feeling that the loss of powers of Hanumana and recalling the lost powers to find the whereabouts of Sita have quite a deeper meaning. When we sit in meditation, we concentrate on the reality inside. We are aware of the conscious part of our being. But we are not aware of the unconscious part of our being. That unconscious part of our being is like Lanka. It's not possible to enter the unconscious because there is a sea of emotions in between.
Until we meet Rama, we waste energy in meaningless pursuits and that is the reason that the power of concentration fades away. We no longer remain aware of this great power within us. The moment we meet Rama and realign the center of our existence to consciousness, we recall that great power of concentration within ourselves. With this power of concentration, we can cross the sea of emotions and enter into the world of the unconscious. We carry the fire of that real self with us to the unconscious and put the ego constructions in Lanka on fire.
However, that is not sufficient. Rama himself has to reach there along with the army led by Sugriva. The conscious mind needs to be fully aware of the unconscious and the divine purpose has to take over the unconscious. That's not possible unless a bridge is built on the sea of emotions. That bridge is built with Shraddha or faith in the divine. With this bridge, the conscious enters the unconscious and kills the ignorant ego represented by Kumbhakarna, Meghnatha, and Ravana.
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