The talk based on this ppt can be heard here: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/2019/02/why-did-rama-banish-sita/ The speaker, Chaitanya Charan, is a monk, mentor and spiritual author. He has written 20 books and writes the world's only daily blog on the timeless spiritual class, Bhagavad-gita, at gitadaily.com

1. Why did Rama
banish Sita?
Chaitanya Charan

2. A man’s abandoning his
pregnant wife based on
unproven accusation?

3. •Sacrifice
•Ethical Dilemma
•Esoteric Explanations
•Selflessness
SEES acronym:

4. •Sacrifice
•Ethical Dilemma
•Esoteric Explanations
•Selflessness

5. Sacrifice
•Didn’t remarry & replace
Sita
•Considered Sita pure
enough to have her golden
effigy with him in yajnas
•Example for culture of
nepotism

6. •Sacrifice
•Ethical Dilemma
•Esoteric Explanations
•Selflessness

7. Ethical Dilemma
•Two right options – which
to choose
•Duty as husband vs duty as
king
•Didn’t exactly exile Sita

8. •Sacrifice
•Ethical Dilemma
•Esoteric
Explanations
•Selflessness

9. Esoteric Explanations
•Khyati’s curse to
Vishnu (6.51.15)
•Separation is to love
what wind is to fire

10. •Sacrifice
•Ethical Dilemma
•Evidence-based
Explanations
•Selflessness

11. Selflessness
•Krishna protected
princesses
•Rama’s situation like
Dasharatha’s
•Sita not weak, but strong
•Both united in selflessness

12. Thank you!