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Spiritual Significance of Diwali House Cleaning

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We clean the house, before invoking Goddess Lakshmi on Diwali… This represents cleaning the mind, to invoke the divinity within!

Cleaning the mind!

Cleanliness is liked by all… Since it’s related to the soul’s original virtue of purity! 

The cleaning during Diwali is significant… Similarly this Diwali, let’s clean even the subtle shades of negativity from within us!

If a neighbour’s cleaning his house, we never put their garbage inside our house… Similarly let’s avoid looking at defects & weaknesses of others!

While cleaning, we open many un-touched closets, & remove unwanted things… Similarly, let’s ensure we haven’t held any matters of the past, in any section of our memory!

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We use brooms, mops & cleansing agents for cleaning… Hence, let’s use:

  • The broom of spiritual knowledge… To clean the dust of any negative emotions & thoughts (jealousy, hurry, anger, guilt, etc) that may arise! 
  • The mop of meditation (with the cleansing agent of God’s remembrance)… To finish all the vices & weaknesses within! 
  • Then, the water of silence… To ensure we’re ready for the tasks ahead!

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The home of the soul!

This body is also our house (i.e., the home of the soul)… Hence, let’s keep it very clean, pure & healthy!

In particular, 

  • The eyes are the windows of the soul… Hence, let’s clean these, by only looking at virtues & specialities of all! 
  • The ears are the ventilators (i.e., airway passages)… Hence, let’s keep these clean by avoiding listening to gossip, weaknesses of others, etc
  • The mouth is the door… Hence, let’s only speak sweet words, filled with wisdom!

The body is like our temple… Hence, let’s only put pure food cooked in God’s remembrance (i.e., prasad) inside it!

Conclusion (Spiritual Significance of Diwali House Cleaning)

Hence today, let’s clean the mind of all unpleasantness, through the power of spiritual knowledge & meditation… Which automatically emerges the divinity (i.e., the constant experience of peace, love & joy) within, hence very easily bringing the divine land Satyuga once again!

Om Shanti!

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Like the rangoli is so colorful, let’s fill our life with the colors of virtues! 

The color of virtues!

Even a simple Rangoli looks so beautiful… Similarly, even a simple spiritual smile on the face (without any make-up!) looks very beautiful!

Making the rangoli is more enjoyable than just looking at it… Similarly, happiness lies in the journey of life (i.e., every moment!), rather than just at the destination (i.e., when we achieve!) 

Some rangolis contain shapes of flowers, birds & animals… Hence, having true love & respect for all living beings on this planet! 

We need to be careful not to put our foot on the rangoli… Similarly, let’s never upset anyone’s happy & beautiful state of mind!

Many have a hobby of making Rangolis… Similarly, let’s make it our hobby of spiritually serving & benefitting others!

Many are experts at the art of making rangolis… Similarly, let’s become experts at the art of living life!

Designing a beautiful Rangoli!

Many love designing rangolis… Similarly, let’s design our most beautiful life, through the power of spiritual knowledge & meditation!

Making a rangoli first involves making the outline, & then filling it with colors… Hence, spiritual knowledge provides us the outline (i.e., direction) to our life, and then meditation empowers us to implement the same (i.e., fills our life with virtues!)

Today, there’re readymade rangoli designs available… Similarly, there’re many readymade meditation commentaries available, for having easy experiences in meditation!

Even Rangoli stickers are available today, which remain stuck for long… Similarly, let’s remain combined & connected to our Supreme Father God always!

Making a rangoli is a patient exercise… Hence, let’s patiently decorate our life with divine virtues!

Other Points

The outline around the rangoli makes the whole Rangoli look so much better… Similarly, the outline around our body is the aura (i.e., energy body, which is created based on our quality of thoughts).. Hence, let’s ensure a sparkling aura always, by creating & maintaining only the most elevated thoughts!

Rangoli making is a creative exercise… Hence, let’s always remember the key to creativity is a silent mind… Hence, let’s ensure the same by avoiding putting in anything negative, and only putting pure information inside us! 

Conclusion (Spiritual Significance of Indian Rangoli)

Hence today, let’s design our most beautiful life, by filling it with the colors of virtues… And this not only keeps us very comfortable, light (& makes our aura powerful), but also comforts & benefits everyone around… Indeed, let’s become so powerful, that we constantly maintain the experience of these virtues (e.g., smiling face, sweetness, etc) in our life, hence becoming instrumental in bringing the divine land Satyuga once again! 

Om Shanti!

The word rangoli rightly contains the word rang i.e., colors… Hence, you might also like to read my messages on the Indian festival of colors, Holi:

Let’s also take some spiritual inspirations from music & dance!

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The Art of Earning Wealth + Blessings | Happy Dhanteras Wishes

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Earning wealth is a very important aspect of life… Hence today, let’s learn the art of earning wealth + blessings!

The dynamics of earning!

The physical body requires food, house, etc (& we also have many other needs)… Hence, we definitely need to earn money to fulfill these needs!

And while working earns us physical wealth… Our way of working determines the energy we earn, which significantly influences our state of mind throughout the day! 

Indeed, since wealth is physical, it can only give physical comfort (or temporary pleasure)… Hence, let’s also earn the subtle wealth of blessings alongwith, to remain very light & full of happiness the whole day!

And the one who earns blessings, automatically earns lots of physical wealth too!… Suppose an apple vendor recommends you not to buy from him today (because apples are not fresh)… Although he made a loss that day, we’ll (apart from giving lots of blessings) always go to him in the future, resulting in profits for a lifetime for the apple vendor… Hence, the one who earns blessings, earns physical wealth much more than his normal capacity!

Earning blessings also has numerous other benefits:

  • This dua (i.e., good wishes) acts as a powerful shield of protection 
  • Builds our stock of elevated karma, hence creating the most illustrious fortune 
  • Goes with the soul, hence also ensuring an illustrious destiny in our next birth

How to earn blessings?

It doesn’t require any extra time… Indeed, even just sharing smiles, sweet words & co-operation; earns us lots of blessings from all!

While doing business, it’s possible for both the parties to benefit.. Hence the easiest way to earn blessings is to look for their benefit also, in addition to just our benefit! 

Working with peace & love (rather than with stress, anger, giving sorrow to others, etc)… Also earns us very good vibrations from everyone around!

An elevated state of mind!

All the above becomes natural, when our state of mind is elevated… Hence for this, let’s devote atleast few minutes of time daily, for listening to spiritual knowledge & meditation!

This is a very small investment, considering the immense benefits from blessings… And, we actually end up saving much much more time than that given!

Related: Finding Time for the Self

Conclusion (Happy Dhanteras Wishes)

Indian culture gives a very high position to wealth, by equating it with Goddess Lakshmi… Hence, it’s only this wealth (i.e., earned with complete honesty & by giving happiness to others), which can be equated to Goddess Lakshmi!… Hence, let’s keep earning this true Lakshmi (i.e., wealth + blessings) at every step, which keeps our state of mind elevated as well as benefits others, hence helping bring the divine land Satyuga once again!

Om Shanti!

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Spiritual Significance of Diyas

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Like the diya is a flame on earthen vessel, even we’re souls in this physical body!

Hence, we’re spiritual diyas… Glowing in the experience of peace, love & joy!

Sparkling the light of soul-consciousness!

The flame is very bright, sparkling & beautiful… Hence, when we remain in the experience of our original virtues inside, even our face starts sparkling with joy!

Thus, to remain in the constant experience of peace, love & joy (i.e., to keep this diya shining always!)… Let’s:

  • Keep ourselves full of the oil of spiritual knowledge… Which keeps fuelling the awareness that we’re originally very pure, divine souls! 
  • Keep our wick of purity erect… Since purity is the mother of peace, love & joy! 
  • Even if fast winds (or storms) of situations & people come… Let’s remain full of stability & peace!

It’s considered inauspicious for the diya to doze off… Hence, let’s ensure full awareness & attention on our thoughts, to keep this flame of soul-consciousness lit always!

Indeed, when this diya starts remaining lit always… Our every day will become as happy & joyous as Diwali!

Connecting to the ever-shining flame God!

The diya needs to be lighted from an external source… Hence, let’s connect to the ever-shining flame God (who lights the flame of all!), to light our flame of soul-consciousness!

Indeed in Diwali, there’s one big lamp using which many small lamps are lit… Hence, God is that Deepraj (King of Lamps) who lights the flame of all of us Deepranis!

And when our flame is lit, we can light other diyas too… Hence, let’s ignite the flame of true peace, love & joy in all!… Thus, creating a rosary of diyas (i.e., Deepavali!) 

And when everyone’s flame is ignited, the world outside gets transformed into Satyuga once again!

Diya means Giving!

The word diya means to give… Hence, let’s keep giving to all!

Although diyas are available in many different shapes & designs, their flame is the same… Similarly, even though we may be different in terms of age, gender, position, etc, originally as souls we’re one!… This awareness makes it very natural to keep giving love & respect to all!

Even the most beautifully designed but unlit diya seems dull compared to an ordinary but lit diya… Hence, let’s enhance our inner beauty of virtues, rather than just focusing on external looks!

Meditation Commentary (Spiritual Significance of Diyas)

In this earthen vessel (body)… I the diya… Sparkling in the experience of purity, peace, love & joy..

God Himself has said… Like me, you’re full of divinity & joy… Brightening my happiness even more..

He’s full of bright light… Of love… Filling me with His divine energy… Recharging my battery… He’s my dear Deepraj.. 

Will keep this flame lit the whole day today… Irrespective of anything outside… The power of God’s love is with me always..

Will keep sharing His love with all… Creating Satyuga again..

Om Shanti!

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