Marut
Another name of Hanuman is Maruti, which means "born of the wind." This word Maruti comes from the Sanskrit word Marut, which means "wind." In the Vedas, ancient scriptures of Hinduism, there is a class of being called Marut. The Maruts are storm gods, demi gods. They are somewhat like the titans of the Greek myths. They are like angels in Christian and Jewish myths. They are angels or Devas that fight amongst themselves. They are called "jealous gods." They could also be called Pratyeka buddhas.
"...the Maruts have themselves glorified their greatness." - Vedas
Maruts are beings who have the powers of a god but still have pride, jealousy, attachment, envy, fear—but not like ours, like a god has. Maruts are gods who fight each other for supremacy. They are constantly engaged in territorial wars, spiritual wars, competing with each other spiritually, trying to out do each other, trying to have the most followers or the biggest temples or churches, or the most wealth or the most fame. These are Maruts. They have spiritual knowledge, but a lot of envy, a lot of competition, a lot of jealousy.
Hanuman represents someone who is spiritually developing but still has ego: a Marut. He is Maruti, "born of the wind (Ruach in Hebrew)." He is becoming a god, but is not yet finished, because Rama does not yet have Sita. In other words, until Sita is rescued from Ravana (the consciousness trapped in the ego), Hanuman will not be fully developed, with Rama on the throne.
Another name of Hanuman is Maruti, which means "born of the wind." This word Maruti comes from the Sanskrit word Marut, which means "wind." In the Vedas, ancient scriptures of Hinduism, there is a class of being called Marut. The Maruts are storm gods, demi gods. They are somewhat like the titans of the Greek myths. They are like angels in Christian and Jewish myths. They are angels or Devas that fight amongst themselves. They are called "jealous gods." They could also be called Pratyeka buddhas.
"...the Maruts have themselves glorified their greatness." - Vedas
Maruts are beings who have the powers of a god but still have pride, jealousy, attachment, envy, fear—but not like ours, like a god has. Maruts are gods who fight each other for supremacy. They are constantly engaged in territorial wars, spiritual wars, competing with each other spiritually, trying to out do each other, trying to have the most followers or the biggest temples or churches, or the most wealth or the most fame. These are Maruts. They have spiritual knowledge, but a lot of envy, a lot of competition, a lot of jealousy.
Hanuman represents someone who is spiritually developing but still has ego: a Marut. He is Maruti, "born of the wind (Ruach in Hebrew)." He is becoming a god, but is not yet finished, because Rama does not yet have Sita. In other words, until Sita is rescued from Ravana (the consciousness trapped in the ego), Hanuman will not be fully developed, with Rama on the throne.
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