Guest guest Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 OM SRI SATHYA SAI GANESHAAYA NAMAHA! Sairam to Sai Family & HAPPY DIWALI TO SAI FAMILY Scientific Reasons Of Diwali (Sai Baba, SS, 12/91, pp. 326 & 327) (A) "Looking at the Diwali festival from the scientific point of view, it should be noted that at one time in the distant past, our ancestors lived in the Arctic region (the polar region). In this region, darkness prevailed for six months. The sun appears on Mesha Sankranti day (the sun entering the Aries sign of Zodiac). The sun sets in this region on Tula Sankranti day (when the sun enters Libra). In the movement between these two signs, there is an interval of six months. After the sun sets in Libra, the dark half-year starts. Today is the fourteenth day (Chaturdashi) in the month of Kartik. It is the New Moon day (Amaavaasya). This month is called Kaumudi. The people in the polar region used to start lighting their lamps from this day. The lighting of the lamp is not without significance, as they would be in darkness for a long period. They described the lamp that was lit as "Nitya-jyoti" (the perennial)." (B) "Five thousands years ago, there were some planets (going round the earth). Some of these planets disappeared from time to time. There was one planet called Naraka, which used to go round the earth. In the course of their orbits, sometimes the moon and the Naraka planet used to get close to each other. At one time, the Naraka planet appeared to be approaching close to the earth. The inhabitants of the earth were filled with dread of the approaching catastrophe. They prayed to the Lord for averting the imminent disaster and saving them. At that stage, Sri Krishna used his extraordinary knowledge (Prajnaa) to destroy the planet. This extraordinary knowledge of Krishna was termed "Sathya". That is to say, Krishna destroyed the Naraka planet in association with "Sathya". The denizens of the world started celebrating that day with the lighting of lamps and adoring the Lord who saved them. That day of the Lord's triumph was celebrated as a festive occasion." Sai Baba. SS. 12/91. p. 327 SWAMI - KINDLY BLESS ALL OF US ALWAYS IN ALL WAYS SWAMI - KINDLY GUIDE US TO DO GOOD THINGS ONLY SWAMI - KINDLY GIVE US A CONTENTED MIND & ACCEPT ALL THINGS GIVEN TO US AS YOUR GIFTS SWAMI - KINDLY MAKE US REMEMBER YOU ALWAYS SWAMI - KINDLY BE WITH US ALWAYS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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