7 Things You Should Include in Your Ram Navami Celebrations

If you’ve missed out on setting goals and resolutions for the year in January, you can do so now. Gudi Padwa marked the beginning of the Hindu New Year. So, technically, you’re just nine days into a new year. There’s still time to catch up!! Use this day to introspect on the months gone by, what you need to do in the next 9 - 12 months, and set those goals!

Okay, maybe not exactly on Ram Navami day. But in the next 2 - 3 days, your goal should be to remove and discard things that are not of any use to you or your family. Cleaning your surroundings will help you create a healthy and peaceful environment. It will also create space in your home and life for new and better things. And, isn’t that what we all want?

Lord Rama’s life is evidence that if one prevails, they can overcome evil. He fought with Ravana to save his wife and bring her home. While we may not have a real ten-headed Ravana in our lives that has captured someone in our family, we do have bad and unhealthy habits that may be slowly nibbling away at our life and happiness. So, use this day to identify one such habit and commit to quitting it.

Ram Navami is one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar. This makes it a great day for starting or launching new projects, work, and business. It is also a great day to make positive changes to your lifestyle.

The forest provided shelter to Lord Rama during his exile. In modern times, forests help create a clean, healthy, and liveable environment for us. They make the weather pleasant, help sustain the wildlife, and make our Earth beautiful. So while you may not be able to plant an entire forest, you can plant one tree in your garden, in your locality, or in a public garden to thank mother nature for everything that it does for you.

Kaikeyi sent Lord Rama to live in the forest for 14 years. During those years, he endured many hardships, including a threat to Sita’s life. Yet, he did not seek to take revenge or disrespected her after his return from the canvas. With time, Kaikeyi herself realized the errors of her ways and apologized to Lord Ram. We all have Kaikeyis in our life.

While the Kaikeyis in our life may not apologize, we must endeavor to be more like Lord Ram. Not seeking revenge or holding grudges helps keep life simple. It gives us the strength and time to do things that really matter. If someone has hurt you, use this day to forgive them and let go of the hurt.

Many of us give up learning new things once we complete our education. This shouldn’t be the case. Learning and gaining an education should be a lifelong activity. It can help you become a better person, a more interesting person, it can improve your career prospects, it can change the way you live life or it can just make life more fun. If you’ve stopped learning new things, then use this day to begin a new professional course, or hobby or to start studying a new subject and see the change in yourself a few months down the line!!

Including these seven things in your Ram Navami festivities will not only add novelty to your celebration but will also make you healthier, happier, and wiser!!