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| Diwali
November 11, 2015
November 11, 201'Slay the inner demons and light the inner lamps.
The
first day of Diwali is "Narak Chaturdashi" where the demon Narakaasura
was slayed by Lord Krishna. Narakaasura represents the negative forces
within us. There is a Narakaasura residing in each and every one of us,
portrayed through our acts and words. Surrender to Divine Mother and
pray to Her to annihilate this demon.
Since time immemorial, the
practice of lighting lamps in the house has been prevalent in India. The
lamp, deepa, is symbolic of cosmic Consciousness. By lighting the
lamps, we are praying to Divine Mother to light the inner lamps and
dispel all darkness'. ~ Amma Diwali, also called Deepawali, is one of the most popular Sanatan Dharma
festivals. It is known as the festival of lights, which stems from its
origin.
The use of lights on Diwali also carries a deeper philosophical
meaning. Within each person’s heart, there lies the potential for both
good and evil. These qualities are called sattvic and tamas in Sanskrit
and they represent light and darkness, respectively. Developing the
sattvic quality of one’s mind through good thoughts and actions, and
through devotion to Divine Mother, is like lighting up your heart, which drives
away the darkness of tamas.
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DIWALI SEVA OPPORTUNITY
On Wednesday, November 11, a very special fire ceremony will be
performed, in the presence of Her Holiness Amma Sri Karunamayi. This
beautiful act of worship will be performed in order to increase global
wealth of all kinds. If you would like to sponsor this special event,
your name, and the names of your loved ones, will be recited by the
priests at Penusila Ashram as the homa begins. You will later receive
blessed prasadam (offerings) directly from the homa ceremony for
additional blessings.
All proceeds from this sponsorship will help support Amma's loving
mission of peace, including fighting poverty and providing food, homes, education, healthcare and emergency relief.
Please Note: To allow for geographical time differences and
processing time, seva registrations will end in most cases 12 - 24
hours prior to the start of the event.
Please allow 4-6 weeks for prasadam delivery.
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Jai Karunamayi!
Happy Diwali
This Diwali, let us all
pray to Mother Lakshmi to remove all the darkness and poverty from
everyone's lives, and to fill all our hearts with the sparkling golden
light of peace, love, truth, and spiritual joy.
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
May All Beings Be Happy
Om Shantih Shantih Shantihi
May All Be in Peace
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