10,000 BC /Hollywood Ramayana ?

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It all started when i was searching for a suitable picture of lord hanuman for my post on Hanuman’s Effective Communication.

To my surprise, i found a ‘human picture without a monkey face’ in the Google image search results. In the bottom area of the image were the letters 10,000 BC.

 

Out of curiosity, i clicked the image and it took me to an interesting post on the close resemblance of the movie, 10,000 BC to the famous epic, Ramayana. The post and its comments speak in depth about different versions of Ramayana. Kudos to the author.

 

The image below is taken from the same post to trigger your interest.

I don’t want to write any descriptions on the image, as it speaks for itself. The argument in the post is about “The real Ramayana”

Well, why am i writing about this now?

Today, i watched 10,000 BC. I wouldn’t have related it to the epic, if the referred post was not the inspiration to watch the movie. Yet, I liked the movie and enjoyed it in its true nature rather than its relation to the epic.

What about my opinion on the argument on Real Ramayana?

I don’t care a damn about the truth. I love the epic Ramayana, widely known and the morals it taught  us. Likewise, i love the movie 10,000 BC (the Hollywood version) . Both movie and the epic have inspired me in mixed ways. I have witnessed great leadership traits in some characters of 10,000 BC. Will definitely narrate a relevant  scene, in one of my future posts on leadership.

For people curious in history / controversies / Spirituality / Fun [:)] , this post will be a very interesting read. Thank you Pinastro. You gave me some fodder for thought.

Read on!

http://pinastro.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/hollywood-ramayana/

Hanuman’s Effective Communication

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The ability to communicate effectively  is something all of us crave for. We want to impress our stakeholders, Boss, lover, family and almost everyone who talks to us. It has become more than important in the corporate world where every one has their own priorities and very less time to listen to others. Despite all the preparation, we are seldom successful in reaching our objectives.

Lets go back in time to learn from Lord Hanuman, who is portrayed as a very efficient communicator in Ramayana.

Picture credits: MantraOnNet.com

Ravana had abducted Seeta during Vanavasa and flew away with her to Lanka. Later when Rama went in search of Seeta, Rama wanted some one to make sure Seeta is in Lanka and he wanted to provide her condolence by letting her know that he is coming for rescue. When all other soldiers were scared and admitted that they were not capable enough, Hanuman came forward.

Hanuman flew a hundred yojana (Thousand miles or more of sea) to reach Lanka. When Hanuman entered Lanka it was dead night; and naturally all Rakshashas (a kind of generation known for destroying the peace and harmony of the society for the self centered motives) were indulging into sensual pleasures. They were all in their bedrooms with their wives, half nude, nude, heavily drunk and intoxicated! Epic says that Hanuman moved palace-to-palace; door-to-door; person-to-person but least perturbed or disturbed with emotions or with commotions. He was perfectly balanced in his mind. Though he moved in darkness in midst of unpleasant scenes, his mind was single pointedly focused in search of Seeta, only. So Sri Hanuman is known as a man with mastery over mind… “Manojavam”, he who has conquered his mind and so he was free from lust, greed or anger.

He over came the doubt of Seetha, that he is not another form of Maya by showing her the Ring of Rama. His speech followed after that non-verbal gesture.

When Rama, sitting on the shores saw Hanuman flying back from Lanka, his mind was filled with many thoughts and anxieties. “Whether Hanuman met Seeta or not? How is Seetha in Lanka?” When Hanuman landed on the shores, his first words were “ I Saw ”

Rama was immediately relieved of most of his anxiety. Then he handed over Seetha’s Choodamani ( a hair Ornament) to Rama, and then explained the status of Seetha and her longing for Rama. He could patiently listen to Hanuman, because his mind and heart were settled.

Hanuman never explained all his pain in crossing the sea, all the inconvenience he had to go through at Lanka to Rama. The priority was to convey the information to Rama.

When our manager/teacher asks about our work status, we often reply in this manner. “ Actually i had to take so many efforts to complete this. There were many problems i had to solve and circumvent to finish this work on time. The team members didn’t cooperate much with me” By this time, the manager’s/teacher’s interest is lost.

Though many mangers/teachers today are not as understanding as Rama, we have to first tell them what they want, and then convey what we intended to. That is very important to have a successful communication.