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Diwali Message from Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami

 

 

 

Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights and is celebrated in the home and in special community activities as well. The name “Diwali” means row of lights and describes the practice of placing rows of small lit oil lamps throughout the house. Important Diwali customs include sending greeting cards, gift giving, particularly of new clothes, feasting and fireworks. Diwali is considered the greatest national festival of India and in several countries, including Nepal, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago, is an interreligious event and a national holiday. The inner significance of Diwali is that it is a joyful celebration of the victory of good over evil, of our spiritual qualities dominating our basic instincts, intellect and ego. Light is a universal symbol of spirituality. Thus bringing more light into our homes and therefore our lives symbolizes each of us becoming a more spiritual person. The light of the soul can transform our baser qualities of greed, distrust and hatred into selfless giving, trust and helpfulness. It can inspire us to be consistent in our efforts to progress on the path of spiritual unfoldment. And it can reveal to us our true identity as immortal souls living and growing in the great school of earthly experience.