Well, the Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some sections of the Indian community will be celebrating Diwali or Deepavali tommorow. This festival of light generally viewed as the thriumph of goodness over evil.
There are few narratives on why this festival came to existence. You can google and find out those reasons. I prefer to envisage this festival as personal life lesson where I gain some degree of mind transformation, from being ignorant to gain clarity of inner consciousnes.
It is not a day to lavish yourself with food, new clothings and showcase of personal vanity. It is a day where the light of divine penetrates the core of your deep existence and draw out the purpose of your temporary sojourn in this lifetime.
Self transformation is key focus one should reflect on the day of Diwali. The wealth and material richness can be used to help the needy in society. Find the poor and help them. Create a positive mental attitude that we are here in this world to serve poor people, while enriching own inner soul growth.
Diwali is a day to pay gratitude to divine Nature, divine sun, divine moon, environmental nature beings that provide life sustenance without fail. The dawn of sun light gives energy, creation cycle to living and non living beings. The un appreciated divine nature that surrounds us for billions of years.
A time to reflect, review and adjust life direction, not spending unnecessarily and not wasting food. Happy Diwali folks. Be in joy!!
