Once a year millions of people across the world celebrate one of the most sacred holidays of the Hindu religion, Diwali. In India, the festivities are incredible, everywhere you got there are lights being Displayed. There are lanterns floating on the water, flying lanterns in the sky and classical lamps throughout the land. Even here in the West there is no shortage of Diwali festivals .
There are people that cleaned up, get dressed up, fancy foods and cook THEIR light clay lamps to celebrate, are priority is wonderful. But over the years, I find that the meaning of Diwali has grown to Become diluted and not even talked about any more, for instance, why ask a random Hindu They celebrated Diwali and chances are they will not be able to give you a straight answer . The same can be said about Christmas, many of us light up a tree and share gifts with one another, but not many of us really understand why.
For example, I recently went to a "Diwali" show last week and not once was the essence of Diwali even talked about! Instead it consisted of a beauty pageant, dancing, food and drinks. There was even meat and alcohol available for purchase. Diwali is not what this is about, but unfortunately many think it is, especially the younger generation. This was my incentive to writing this article.
If we refer to our holy scriptures, there are many meanings behind why we celebrate Diwali, but they all pretty much represent the same thing. One of the main stories behind the holiday Includes the one about Lord Rama, an incarnation or manifestation of God. He was Exiled from His beloved city of Ayodhya by His own mother for 14 years. Everyone missed him dearly, even His mother realized the mistake she made as he was considered one of the treasured jewels of the city. His people of the city were thrown into a depressed state and the kingdom's energy level dropped to an all time low.
After 14 long years, Lord Rama was scheduled to return and the townspeople along with His family knew this. They lit thousands and thousands of these small clay pots Called Jazz and placed them all around the city and waited for THEIR prince's arrival. Once Lord Rama, His brother Lakshmana, and His wife Sita reached the border, the epic celebration commenced.
So what meaning can be pulled from this and all of the other examples? It simply represents the coming of the Lord into our lives. After the Lord we banish from our lives in exchange for silly sense pleasures and material gains (His own mother Exiled him), we suffer endlessly. But once we welcome Him back into our hearts, He will surely come.
So why do we light these 'jazz'? What do they symbolize? Diwali is known as the festival of lights, but what is so significant about light? Metaphysical Divine Light is the form of God. That is why light is cherished in all religions, Because it represents God Himself. Where there is light, darkness can never reign. Try bringing a handful of darkness outside into a sunny day, the poor darkness will never stand a chance. This is the reason why we light diyas all around our home. But this practice in itself serves no actual purpose if we forget to light our internal diya are priority is the one that can connect us to that Ultimately source of Divine Light so that we can meditate upon it and bathe in it. If this is not our experience, then what is the use of the outward celebration? We must have both.
All of the main religions speak of the Divine Light, yet how many of us ask where is this light? We assume it's somewhere in heaven. On the contrary, it is right here Within our physical frames, we are technically made of it! Experiencing this Divine Light through meditation is where the true meaning of Diwali is born and this can only be achieved with the blessings and guidance of a true Spiritual Master. He will fuse the ida, Pingala, and shushumna nadis so that our Divine Eye will open and the Divine Light will be ours to meditate upon.
For the better part of this year I have been busily working on my latest book "The Divine Light Within" so that it would be ready to release on this sacred occasion. It is based on the teachings of my guru and is a perfect book on spirituality for the beginner, intermediate or advanced reader. I dive deep into the heart and source of religion and philosophy to gather the information Presented in this book. I sorted through the four main scriptures of the world including The Bible, The Qur'an, The Bhagavad Gita, and the Buddhist Sutras in order to show the unity of all religion. This is a must read for any spiritual aspirant. I will place the link to where it can be purchased from Amazon below. I wish you all a wonderful Diwali!
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