Light The Lamp Of Divinity This Diwali (Part 2)

Lighting Diyas or Lamps made of clay is the most important aspect of Diwali. A single diya holds immense beauty and it removes darkness. 𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞. The clay which the Diya is made of, represents our physical body. The wick which is lit inside the diya represents our true identity as a soul. Oil signifies the spiritual knowledge that we are all souls whose original qualities are peace, joy, love, bliss, purity, power, and wisdom. We need to keep adding oil to ensure that the flame is burning. It means we need to keep applying divine qualities in our every thought, word, and action so that we the souls remain illuminated.

➤𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙨. Another important message is that the flame representing the soul remains the same, regardless of the Diya. It burns the same way and gives the same brightness. This implies that we the souls are all equal, regardless of our external appearance, status, gender, nationality, and religion.

➤Bursting firecrackers is a message to burn and finish past hurt. Like one flame can burst an entire chain of crackers, similarly one thought – The past is finished, can end the burdens of the past pain we have been carrying. It makes forgiveness and acceptance easier.

➤Holding resentment makes us emotionally weak and we are bound to negative thoughts about others. When we let go, we set our mind free. Businessmen settle old financial accounts and begin new ones. It is symbolic that we settle our old karmic accounts by resolving conflicts, forgiving ourselves and each other, and filling our relationships with vibrations of love, trust, and respect.

➤When we celebrate the festival this way, we win over the darkness of our ego and spiritual ignorance and light the lamp of divine knowledge within. We return to Self-Rule or rule over our inner world. That is when we truly invoke the divinity of Sri Lakshmi in ourselves. It means we welcome new ways of thinking, living, behaving, being, and becoming – to experience abundant happiness, health, and harmony.