Reading Notes: Rama D
I think one thing to take note of these stories is the polar
extremes in characters. I have seen this in most of the stories that I have
read. Characters are either truly evil or truly good and/or very powerful or
very meek, a god or a mortal. For example, in the story of Rama as told by
Valmiki, the bird-man and woman are dancing and singing in the woods, depicting
a very blissful couple. However, they are shot down by a “wicked” hunter. There
is always plenty of contrast between characters. I will try to take this into
account in my stories. However, after reading, it seemed like yoga allowed the
mortals to channel more divine powers. This can be seen in the story when they
attempt to ponder subjects. I really enjoyed that there was a mechanism for
this. If I were to write a story, I
would like to see something that more leveled the playing field of these characteristics.
Ananda Coomaraswamy
Myths of The Hindus and Bhudists
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