Who Is Today’s Ravana? What Evil Does Man Needs to Fight Today?
If somebody would declare himself as an enemy of God, as Ravana did, as Kamsa did, oh they were very innocent fellows, they did, then you could fight him. But today's Ravanas do not declare themselves as enemies of god, they declare themselves to be surrendered to god. Today's Ravana would probably be found in Rishikesh teaching Hatha Yoga. And saying, “This is yoga. This is yoga.” Now whom are you going to fight? They’ve all assumed the name of God. Man is god.
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Questioner: Acharya Ji, pranaam. We have seen movements led by great teachers like Kabir Sahab against numerous social issues like untouchability, caste system etc. Also, there have been many, like Guru Gobind Ji who fought battle against invaders in the epics.
We have Pandavas against Kauravas in Mahabharat, Lord Krishna against Kamsa and Sri Rama against Ravana. So, what exactly, or who exactly, is the Ravana or Kamsa of this age, this century? Against whom we must constantly fight in the external world?
Acharya Prashant: Good question, Sandeep. Sandeep, the enemies in the outer world were easier to identify, until now. But today, we are standing at a very unique point in history. Until today, the enemy used to be a person, a group, a system, an army that would oppress the commoners. So, it was a spottable, identifiable enemy. There would be a few who would be the exploiters and the masses would be at the receiving end. Today, the situation is very different. Man has conquered the external world like never before. The earth has been conquered, the animals, the trees have been conquered long back. The waters have been conquered, space has been conquered, diseases have been conquered. It is surmised that, before the end of the century, we may have immortal human beings. In some material way, death too has been conquered.
