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. 

• Its ephemerality notwithstanding, the body has the capacity of helping in the achievement of liberation (moksha). That is why the body is not like an ordinary material substance nor is it wholly a conscious entity.
• The vulture of egoism, the serpent of longings, the raven of anger and the birds of the senses live here in this tree of the body. Over and above all, the various desires have formed themselves into rows of thick entangled masses around the foot of this tree.
• The body is like a tortoise that lies inactive in the pit of longings without making an effort for release.
• Many many are the bodies floating adrift in the ocean of this world. Amongst these, some particular bodies, receptive to knowledge and discrimination, are called human bodies.