Take bath in the early morning, perform Lakshmi Puja, eat
sweets, meet friends and relatives, light diya and play with crackers and
Diwali comes to an end. From next day we are back to our routine – making both
ends meet. Do we ever spare time on Diwali to think about its spiritual
significance – why light diya on the dark night?
We are surrounded by darkness. There is spiritual darkness;
there is darkness created by ignorance; there is darkness created by jealousy;
there is darkness of greediness and avarice; there is darkness of desire;
darkness of anger and darkness of fear.
We are surrounded by darkness. There is spiritual darkness;
there is darkness created by ignorance; there is darkness created by jealousy;
there is darkness of greediness and avarice; there is darkness of desire;
darkness of anger and darkness of fear.
The diya that we lit outside is constantly burning in you
and in all animate and inanimate. That diya is constant in past, present and
future. There was never a time when this diya was not there. Neither will ever
be a time when this diya will not be there.
Realize that diya and it is Diwali on all days.
Abhilash Rajendran
www.hindu-blog.com
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"For an oil lamp to burn, the wick has to be partially immersed in the oil. Life is like the wick of the lamp, you have to be in the world and yet remain untouched by it. If you are drowned in the materialism of the world, you cannot bring joy and knowledge in your life. By being in the world, yet not drowning in the worldly aspect of it, we can be the light of joy and knowledge."-Sri Sri RaviShankar
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