PARAKUNNATH SREE VETTAKKORUMAKAN PAYYAN KSHETHRAM (TEMPLE), AROLI, KANNUR, KERALA: There may be struggles amidst lifes many issues. But With every diya We light this Diwali, Lets count our blessings.

Sunday, 30 October 2016

There may be struggles amidst lifes many issues. But With every diya We light this Diwali, Lets count our blessings.

There may be struggles amidst lifes many issues. But With every diya We light this Diwali, Lets count our blessings. Let us live every day to the best ability that we can, Let’s celebrate life to the full! Though we celebrate Diwali, and light many lamps in the darkness. Our life should not be dull and dry rest of the year. Diwali once an year should not be a consolation, we buy new clothes, the firecrackers, the lighted lamps, and then we return to the same gloominess. Live each day every moment . Every year people spend a lot of time and energy cleaning and sweeping their homes and buy new things for their house to make their homes more attractive. But, what about the hearts? When was the last time we cleaned our hearts? When did we last get rid of evil tendencies that have accumulated in the mind? The cleansing of the soul is what is required. On Diwali, we pray to Maa Lakshmi for prosperity and wealth. However, what sort of prosperity are we praying for? Money, valuable possessions, and material pleasures. This is NOT the true wealth of life; this is not what makes us prosperous. It is only God's presence in our lives which makes us rich. Pray to Maa Lakshmi to bestow the prosperity that brings light into your life. Pray to Shiva for an abundance of faith, pray for the love of God. A river that flows for one day of the year is not going to reach the ocean. Let the festival not stop even for a moment. Make it non stop, every moment is Diwali. Let the light within be shining throughout the year. This is what Diwali means, to awaken the inner light and let it shine, to lead man from darkness to light. Man is perpetually plunged in darkness. Every time he is enveloped in darkness, he should light a lamp that is ever shining within. Carry that lamp wherever you go. It will light your path wherever you may be.! APPO DEEPO BHAVA ~ Be a light unto yourself!

To you and all your family, once again , a very special Happy Diwali , full of love, laughter and light!