There is no such friend as Rama in the world, neither guru, nor father, nor mother, nor kinsman, nor lord.

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There is no such friend as Rama in the world, neither guru, nor father, nor mother, nor kinsman, nor lord. It is the way with all other gods, men and saints, to make friends for selfish purposes; but the generous Raghubir, from mere natural kindness, made Sugriva king of the monkeys, when he was trembling all day and all night in such fear of Bali that there was no colour left in his face and his heart was burnt up with anxiety.

Source Tulsidas, Ramayana, Kishkindhâ-kând, Dohâ 11 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Ramayana of Tulsidas, Rama — also called Raghubir, and revered as God made man — is the incomparable friend: he does not bind himself out of self-interest but out of pure kindness, as when he raised up Sugriva, the king of the monkeys, who was consumed day and night by fear of his brother Bali. Today, offer your friendship to someone who cannot give you anything back — a lonely, anxious or left-out person — simply out of kindness.

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