Introduction

Dear child of mine, child of the great Vishnu, how do I begin?  There are so many things you ask about me and my life.  There are many stories to be told and many things to learn.  How can I expect to fit all of these into such a short period of time?  I do not think that I can tell the stories in such a short time frame.  There are many things you need to learn and understand before you can begin to hear the stories of my life and the different parts of my life.

            Child, I have had many lives and many parts within each life.  There have been many more than others have and many more than others are allowed to have.  These chapters and parts of my life are called avatars.  Avatars are each a part of me in a special way an avatar is an incarnations of a deity.  While avatars are incarnations, I see my avatars as reincarnations of me.  I have several incarnations.  There are ten very famous avatars of me and there are more stories than I can tell in one setting.  For you to understand how all of these things work together, you must understand reincarnation.  So, I must continue with the basic idea.

             Reincarnation, my child, is simply explained as rebirth.  Just as you, my child, were born, I have been born and reborn several times over.  I have been reborn in several different beings each having there own persona, and characters.  With so many seeing and regarding me as a Supreme Being, it is important that all of this is known, seen, and understood by all in the world.  Comprehension of all of this makes understanding life and the world easier to understand. 

         There are many avatars and many stories of me that we can focus on.  My child, there are so many principles, ethics and basic ideas to choose from.  While I am interested in knowing what you want to learn about, I think there are certain stories that you must hear first.  I also think we must and need to focus on a few to truly ensure the knowledge and learning of these stories.  As these few stories are understood and learned we will add slowly to your soon-to- be vast knowledge so that you, my child, will become an expert.

            One of the stories I will tell you is about the great Rama.  Rama is the son of the great King Dasaratha.  Rama is so important and influential that there is an entire epic written about him.  The epic is called The Ramayana.  Rama is the focus of many people and their ideals.  Rama is such a loyal, respected, passionate and fair persona that he should never be left out in the accounts of all of my avatars.  I will tell you two stories of Rama.  The first story I will tell you is of Rama and Ravana.  The second story I will tell you is of Rama and Sita.  I must tell you these two stories in particular so that you understand about doing what is right for the world and fighting for true love. 

Krishna, like Rama, is the subject of a great epic, the Mahabharata.  My child, I will tell you the story of Krishna at a later time.  I will get to this and other stories, but now I must focus on Rama.


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The Day I Became Rama
Two Hearts, Two Souls, One Love, One Life
Krishna Accepts Arjuna's Request

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