Diwali festive mood is nearing..
let us see what Sri Sri says on Diwali...... ...
* Time and space are infinite.
* Grains of sand are countless.
* Atoms in the universe are innumerable.
* So also the stars, the galaxies.
* The same is with the life on this planet. Neither is there a
beginning nor is there an end, because it is all spherical. A sphere has
neither a beginning nor an end, nor a goal, nor a direction. Truth has
no direction, no goal. Truth itself is the goal and truth is infinite.
Feeling or experiencing the infinity within this finite body, living the
timelessness within the time span of life, uncovering the bliss within
the misery. This is what you are here for.
Today is Diwali - the Festival of Lights. The streets and buildings are
lit up with colorful lights. The four aspects of Diwali:
1. The lights: Symbolic of spreading the Knowledge.
2. Fire crackers: When the explosion happens outside, the explosion
inside is diffused.
3. Gift exchange and distribution of sweets: Sweets dispel the
bitterness and renew the friendship.
4. Feeling abundance: Brings awareness and gratefulness for what one
has.
When true wisdom dawns, it gives rise to celebration, and in celebration
you may lose focus or awareness. The ancient rishis knew this so to
maintain awareness in the midst of gaiety of celebration, they brought
sacredness and puja to every celebration.
Celebrate the Knowledge and feel the abundance, for "those who have
will be given more"!
Jai Gurudev!!
Every Stone is Precious
A sculptor in a temple uses all types of stones.
Certain stones he uses for the foundations. These never appear outside.
From certain stones which are good to carve, the sculptor makes the
walls and pillars of the Temple.
From other stones he makes the steps.
Certain stones become the tower of the Temple.
Only those stones which are extremely suitable for carving will become
the Deity and be installed in the Temple.
When the stone become a part of the Temple, it no longer remains a
stone, it becomes a sculpture, a piece of art, it becomes the Living
Deity.
In the same way many people come to the Master. According to the degree
of their surrender they are installed by the Master.
All are essential.
If there were no steps, how could a person reach the Temple?
If there were no foundation, how could the Temple be there at all?
What can a tower do without pillars?
For a sculptor, each stone is precious and valuable.
~~~ Gurudev - Sri Sri
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