Happy Deepawali- festival of lights
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:43 am
Esoteric Significance
While Deepavali is popularly known as the "festival of lights", the most significant esoteric meaning is "the awareness of the inner light".
Central to Hindu philosophy, is the assertion that there is something beyond the physical body and mind which is pure, infinite, and eternal, called the Atman. Just as we celebrate the birth of our physical being, Deepavali is the celebration of this Inner Light, in particular the knowing of which outshines all darkness (removes all obstacles and dispels all ignorance), awakening the individual to one's true nature, not as the body, but as the unchanging, infinite, imminent and transcendent reality. With the realization of the Atman, comes universal compassion, love, and the awareness of the oneness of all things (higher knowledge). This brings Ananda (Inner Joy or Peace).
May This Deepawali be as bright as ever.
May this Deepawali bring joy, health and wealth to you.
May the festival of lights brighten up you and your near and dear ones lives.
May this Deepawali bring in u the most brightest and choicest happiness and love you have ever Wished for.
May this Deepawali bring you the utmost in peace and prosperity.
May lights triumph over darkness. May peace transcend the earth.
May the spirit of light illuminate the world.
May the light that we celebrate at Deepawali show us the way and lead us together on the path of peace and social harmony.
