Light The Lamp Of Divinity This Diwali (Part 1)

𝗗𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗶 (on 1st November) is here, a time to brighten our homes and hearts. The messages of beauty, newness, and freshness carried by the festival are being observed and celebrated differently in various parts of the country. Mythology shares that it honours the return of Sri Ram to the kingdom of Ayodhya after a 14-year exile when people expressed their joy by lighting Diyas (lamps) to welcome him. So it is a celebration of victory and a return to self-governance or sovereignty. But like every other festival, rituals followed during Diwali hold deep spiritual significance. When we understand their purity and imbibe them, it becomes truly festive and more meaningful.

➤Preparations begin with cleaning, painting, or even renovation in many houses. What does this spiritually signify? 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭. We need to cleanse it to remove thoughts of anger, criticism, rejection, resentment, hatred, hurt, and jealousy. The weight of all this negativity we have been holding on to is weakening the soul. Paint the mind with new colors of peace, love, and compassion. We also need 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫.

➤This has to happen every day and not once a year, so that we eventually reach a stage where we have a constantly clean and pure mind and body. Regular practice of meditation and imbibing spiritual knowledge shared by God helps us achieve the stage. Gifts and blessings are exchanged during Diwali. Spiritually, it is a message for us to empower and care for each other. A blessing is a high and pure energy vibration that we create in our thoughts and also express through our words.

➤We have all experienced that the blessings of saints, parents, teachers, family, and friends have created miracles in our lives. Irrespective of people’s sanskars and behaviors, when we create only pure thoughts and words, we empower them to change their sanskars. Our blessings radiate to them to become their reality and change their destiny. Not just on a festival, but our every thought and word every day should be a blessing. 𝙂𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨. Also, by connecting with God or the Supreme Soul we receive His blessings of peace, love, and power.

(Continues tomorrow...)