25/10/2022
🕉🙏Wisdom of Diwali #1
💮Lord Buddha said, “Appo Deepo Bhavah”. Lord Buddha says that one should not think that one has really celebrated Diwali simply by lighting oil lamps in the house. The real essence is that you too should shine with the radiance of knowledge, so that you can illumine the path of many others in life. The way to do that is for everyone to meditate regularly.💮
🙏Wisdom of Diwali #2
💮An interesting story about this Diwali day from Kathopanishad is of a small boy called Nachiketa, who believed that Yama, the god of death was as black as the dark night of Amavasya. But, when he met Yama in person, he was puzzled seeing the god’s calm countenance and dignified stature.
Yama explained to Nachiketa that only after passing through the darkness of death can man see the light of the highest wisdom; only then can his soul escape from the bo***ge of his body to become one with the Divine.
It was then that Nachiketa realized the importance of worldly life and the significance of death. With all his doubts set to rest, he wholeheartedly participated in the Diwali celebrations.🕉🙏