24. Mara, Mara, Mara, Mara

The first of poets, Valmiki is well acquainted with this name, for he found liberation even by chanting it backwards!In his early days, Valmiki, then called Ratnakara, was a criminal who attacked and robbed a group of sages.  The sages spoke to him about dharma, and enlightened him to the path of right action.  Knowing […]