Guest guest Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 Today we celebrated Diwali, the festival of light as well as a New Year. How appropriate to welcome in the New Year of light after Kali has taken away the darkness. Diwali i s also the day that Lord Rama returns to Ayodhya after having lived in the forest for 12 years. Rama is the manifestation of the perfect consciousness in human form. In Sanskrit R means the subtle body, A means universal consciousness and M means the culmination or perfection. Rama is the manifestation of the perfection of the subtle body of consciousness. On a subtle level we are celebrating Diwali because the perfection of the subtle body of consciousness returns to Ayodhya. Yud means war and A means without. Ayodhya is the place without war. Can you imagine a place without war? It would be a place of total peace. Sat Chit Ananda. Truth, consciousness and bliss. May we celebrate Diwali everday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 Thank you, Parvati, for the beautiful explanation. Ardis "parvati_saraswati" <parvati_saraswati > Sun, 26 Oct 2003 06:46:58 -0000 Happy Diwali! Today we celebrated Diwali, the festival of light as well as a New Year. How appropriate to welcome in the New Year of light after Kali has taken away the darkness. Diwali i s also the day that Lord Rama returns to Ayodhya after having lived in the forest for 12 years. Rama is the manifestation of the perfect consciousness in human form. In Sanskrit R means the subtle body, A means universal consciousness and M means the culmination or perfection. Rama is the manifestation of the perfection of the subtle body of consciousness. On a subtle level we are celebrating Diwali because the perfection of the subtle body of consciousness returns to Ayodhya. Yud means war and A means without. Ayodhya is the place without war. Can you imagine a place without war? It would be a place of total peace. Sat Chit Ananda. Truth, consciousness and bliss. May we celebrate Diwali everday! Sponsor Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Jai Maa! Happy Diwali from Chennai (formerly known as Madras)! I normally live in Philadelphia, but I have just arrived in Chennai, because I'll be doing a 2-wk meditation retreat in Andhra Pradesh. This morning, in between shower bursts, I could see people on thier rooftops from my hotel window...they were setting off small fireworks, sparklers, and firecrackers in honor of Diwali. The first time I experienced Diwali in Bangalore, it sounded like the city was under attack, because of rat-tat-tat going off all over the city. I would go to the rooftop of my apartment, and see small rocket fireworks shooting up all across the city through the palm trees. Pretty fun! Although walking through the streets became a bit more hazardous than usual, because kids would set off their bottle rockets in the streets, and I had to be careful not to walk on them just as they went off! Good lessons in mindfulness, that's for sure! Well, I just wanted to send a little note from India. There have been so many great discussion threads, but I've been so crazy from getting ready for my trip that I just couldn't join in. May all be blessed abundantly with the grace of Divine Mother Lakshmi Devi. She wants ALL Her children to be happy, healthy, and capable of performing whatever sadhana they want to do. She will give whatever external wealth is needed for a pure, dharmic life, and She will give all the inner riches, like love, devotion, spiritual wisdom, and contentment. Contentment is so much more important than physical possessions for true wealth. That is what Lakshmi gives when we pray to Her and worship Her. Jai Maa! Ekta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Ekta, I'm soo jealous. Have a wonderful time, and be blessed! Happy Diwali. Chris , Eleathea Barraclough <eleathea> wrote: > > Jai Maa! > > Happy Diwali from Chennai (formerly known as Madras)! I normally live in > Philadelphia, but I have just arrived in Chennai, because I'll be doing a 2-wk > meditation retreat in Andhra Pradesh. > > This morning, in between shower bursts, I could see people on thier rooftops > from my hotel window...they were setting off small fireworks, sparklers, and > firecrackers in honor of Diwali. The first time I experienced Diwali in > Bangalore, it sounded like the city was under attack, because of rat-tat-tat > going off all over the city. I would go to the rooftop of my apartment, and see > small rocket fireworks shooting up all across the city through the palm trees. > Pretty fun! Although walking through the streets became a bit more hazardous > than usual, because kids would set off their bottle rockets in the streets, and > I had to be careful not to walk on them just as they went off! Good lessons in > mindfulness, that's for sure! > > Well, I just wanted to send a little note from India. There have been so many > great discussion threads, but I've been so crazy from getting ready for my trip > that I just couldn't join in. > > May all be blessed abundantly with the grace of Divine Mother Lakshmi Devi. She > wants ALL Her children to be happy, healthy, and capable of performing whatever > sadhana they want to do. She will give whatever external wealth is needed for a > pure, dharmic life, and She will give all the inner riches, like love, > devotion, spiritual wisdom, and contentment. Contentment is so much more > important than physical possessions for true wealth. That is what Lakshmi gives > when we pray to Her and worship Her. > > Jai Maa! > Ekta > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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