The Eternal Epics – Rediscovering the Inner Truth of Ramayana, Mahabharata & Bhagavad Gita

A Journey from Illusion to Dharma through the Universal Truth Visualization Model - My Point of View

-- By Anand Bhushan

“The sages never wrote for blind worship.They wrote for inner awakening.”

Why I Wrote This

After years of living, struggling, contemplating, and questioning the nature of reality — I came to a powerful realization:

The truth of the universe is not chaotic — it is patterned. Layered. Lawful.

This realization led me to develop a simple yet profound framework that captures the journey of existence — from the infinite source to our everyday human struggles. I call this the Universal Truth Visualization Model.

To know more about the explanation of the model click here.

It emerged from:

• My deep immersion in Vedantic wisdom

• Reading and re-reading ancient scriptures

• Observing how life, energy, and awareness play out in reality

• And understanding how our modern confusion is rooted in forgetting eternal truths

As I studied deeper, I realized something breathtaking:

The Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Bhagavad Gita — our most celebrated epics — were not historical records or religious books.They were spiritual operating systems… embedded with symbols, energies, and stories designed to teach every human being how to live aligned with Dharma.

And they map perfectly to the model I had visualized — revealing the layers of reality as experienced by the soul in human form.

Let me walk you through it.

The Universal Truth Visualization Model

Layer	Realm	Description
Layer 1	Infinite Stillness / Pure Consciousness	The unchanging source — God, Sat-Chit-Ananda, Para-Brahman
Layer 2	Creative Vibration / Presence	The field of Shakti, karma, dharma, guna, time, energy
Layer 3	Manifested Reality / Maya	The illusion of separation — ego, role, identity, fear

Every experience you have — every emotion, decision, or awakening — moves through these three layers.The goal of life is not to escape these layers — but to remember your Self through them.

And that’s exactly what our ancient epics were trying to help us do.

RAMAYANA – The Journey from Ego to Dharma

“Ramayana is not the story of Ram. It is the story of the human soul becoming divine.”

To read the detailed version of Ramayana what it really meant click here

Symbolic Characters & Their Deeper Meaning

Element	Symbolism
Rama	The awakened Self — calm, courageous, aligned with Dharma
Sita	Shakti / Pure Consciousness — abducted by egoic desire
Ravana	The ego-mind — brilliant but driven by pride and control
Lakshman	Inner awareness — protective and alert
Hanuman	Devotion and disciplined prana — the awakened energy serving the Self
Lanka	The illusionary world built by desires and material pride
Bridge to Lanka	Inner effort (sadhana) to reconnect the Self with Consciousness

Alignment to the Model:

• Sita’s abduction = descent into Layer 3 (illusion)

• Hanuman’s leap = movement through Layer 2 (devotion, prana, discipline)

• Rama-Sita reunion = return to Layer 1 (truthful awareness + Shakti)

Core Teachings:

• Dharma must be upheld even in loss

• Ego may appear powerful, but it always collapses

• Devotion, discipline, and selflessness reconnect us with truth

• Consciousness and energy must reunite for harmony to return

Modern Misunderstanding:

People worship Rama as a deity, but forget he symbolizes the ideal inner self — always guided by truth, even when it hurts.

MAHABHARATA – The Battle Within

“It’s not a war between cousins. It’s the war inside every human being.”

To read the detailed version of Mahabharata what it really means click here

Symbolic Characters & Their Deeper Meaning

Character	Symbolism
Arjuna	The seeker — noble, confused, trapped in identity
Krishna	The voice of inner awareness (Layer 1) — your still wisdom
Pandavas	Higher self, dharmic tendencies, inner virtues
Kauravas	Lower self — greed, jealousy, fear, desire
Bhishma	Attachment to outdated ideals
Karna	Inner conflict between loyalty and truth
Kurukshetra	The battlefield of mind and life

Alignment to the Model:

• Arjuna’s grief = Layer 3 (ego entangled in duty/emotion)

• Krishna’s teaching = Layer 1 voice through Layer 2 (karma/dharma/guna)

• War = symbolic of the inner evolution through conflict and clarity

Core Teachings:

• Even wise people can fall when driven by ego

• Life will often present no perfect choice — only Dharma-aware action

• You must act — but let go of outcome

• The war is not to win — it is to awaken

Modern Misunderstanding:

People see it as a family feud or epic drama. But it’s about your daily struggle — between greed and generosity, emotion and duty, noise and clarity.

BHAGAVAD GITA – The Voice of Stillness in Chaos

“You have the right to action, not to the fruits thereof.”

To read the detailed version of Mahabharata what it really means click here

Core Teachings & Their Spiritual Layers

Teaching	Message	Model Mapping
Karma Yoga	Do your duty without attachment	Layer 2 (Energy in Dharma)
Jnana Yoga	Know your Self is eternal	Layer 1 (Pure Awareness)
Bhakti Yoga	Surrender to the Supreme within	Bridge from Layer 3 → 1
Gunas	Transcend the forces that bind the mind	Layer 2 dynamics
Sthitaprajna	Stay unmoved amidst gain/loss	Embodied Layer 1 consciousness

Alignment to the Model:

• Arjuna’s paralysis = Layer 3 confusion

• Krishna’s wisdom = Layer 1 truth

• Gita’s framework = Full-spectrum guidance for Layer integration

Core Teachings:

• You are not the body or mind — you are awareness itself

• Suffering comes from misidentification and desire

• Dharma is not fixed — it is conscious alignment

• Liberation lies in inner surrender, not outer escape

Modern Misunderstanding:

Gita is often treated as a religious sermon or fatalist advice — but it’s really a consciousness handbook for anyone living in the modern world.

Common Thread Across All Three

Theme	What They Teach
Self-realization	You are not the ego or role — you are the witness
Dharma	Align with truth, not trend
Ego & Desire	Are the root of suffering, not external demons
Worship & Surrender	Are internal realignments, not external rituals
Suffering	Is the symptom of forgetting your real nature

Time to Read the Inner Epics

We’ve turned these epics into worship manuals.But they were meant to be awakening tools.

• The Ramayana plays out when you choose your higher nature over temptation

• The Mahabharata happens every day — in your choices, emotions, and inner battles

• The Gita speaks whenever you ask: “What is right? What is true? Who am I really?”

Read them not as stories of the past — but as maps of your inner world.That’s when their magic awakens.That’s when mythology becomes mechanism.That’s when you begin to walk as a child of Dharma — the kind the sages dreamed would rise again.

If this resonates with you:

• Explore the Universal Truth Visualization Model for your own inner journey

• Share this article with anyone seeking truth, clarity, or direction

• Reach out to collaborate on a book, workshop, or visual guide for conscious living

Let’s revive not the religion — but the realization these epics were always pointing to.

Truth is eternal. Dharma is timeless. You are That.