Thus Spake Sri Rama

The sayings in this section have been collected from various sources like the Valmiki Ramayana, Adhyatma Ramayana and the Yoga Vasishtha Ramayana. 

• How can this Maya, which is full of tendencies (vAsanAs), be killed by mere arguments and study of Srutis? It is never possible. Only by gaining supreme knowledge can it be destroyed, after which there is no fear of its return.
• The idea that 'I am this body' is ignorance (avidyA), which is the mother of delusion. 'I am not the body. I am the Atman.' - this realization is knowledge (vidyA), which is the destroyer of delusion. avidyA is the cause of samsArA and vidyA is the destroyer of samsArA. Therefore, those who want to attain liberation should world with one-pointed attention to gain this knowledge.
• In this effort, man will have to face many enemies like kAma (desire), krodha (anger), lobha (greed) and moha (delusion). Of these, anger is the most fearful foe who will try to put all sorts of obstacles in one's struggle to attain liberation.
• Prompted by anger man kills his own mother, father, brother, friends and relations. He will often have occasion to repent of actions done under the impulse of anger. It is anger that binds him to samsArA. Anger it is that destroys one's virtues. So give up anger. Anger indeed is yamA, the great enemy. Greed is the river vaitharini which is difficult to cross. Contentment is nandana vanA (heavenly garden) and peace (shAnti) is kAmadhenu (heavenly cow of plenty). Ponder over it and crave for peace.
• If you have patience, then you will never have any enemy. Atman is different from the body, senses, mind, intelligence and life. It is pure, self-effulgent, blissful, devoid of emotions and is formless. As long as you do not consider the Atman as different from the body, senses and life, you will be afflicted by the sorrows of this world like disease, death etc.