six strings, b4 i answer your question, let me tell you something i have already metioned -- I am not a PRO on these matter. First question - If you have watched or read ramayan you will learn that Ram really loved Sita ( that is why there was a ramayan war :P) and never wanted to leave her, but, Ram was also a King, and it was his duty as a King was to fullfill his janta's desire. So he abandoned the love of his life, only to serve his people and bring peace. IMagine, if any Nepali Leader learned that lesson from Ram ( to sacrifice something for the sake of ppl)..would that have brought peace? Isnt that a great lesson to learn? Now on a personal level, it wasnt right, but if we look at it on a broader view, it bought peace to ayodhya, then yes Ram acted as a great King, giving up all his emotions, giving the love of his life, which is ofcourse the hardest thing to do. You sud know, if you are a student here in usa living away from your parents. How can you reach the ultimate truth and break out the cycle of life when there is no equality among people and sexes? This one i do not have the answer for, because i have not yet reached any ulimate truth thru any medium, but what they say on those texts is by performing several vipasanas' and yogas', clearing your mind (material things) you will have unity with bramhna, and on Budhisim, you reach the state of sunyata.( read waht neta jii has written down ) :) Now talking abt equality among sexes, you tell me, which major religion in this world, that is in practice right now, has female dieties..Hmm..very few..and yes Hindusim is one of them. And i dont even think, i have to mention this point, but anyway, here it is, my fren the world is dominated by men, and most of the religious texts that were written were also written by men.