Dipavali

Do spend some time today to light a few lamps inside you and sit in silence with your
eyes closed. Light the first lamp inside you and let it burn your anger and/or jealousy
that you may have for any one till date. Light the second lamp and let it burn away
unwanted greed and desires. Light the third lamp and let it fade away all insecurities
that you may have in your mind related to anything or finances. Light the fourth lamp
and carry that lamp to each part of your body, let it burn away all your diseased cells
or any disease in making. The fifth lamp is a miniature oft he Sun. Nothing but the
divine light … Light it in the centre of your body and let it fill warmth and love inside
your whole body … feel one with the Divine.
(Amma)
O Ram! The light of lights, the self-luminous inner light of the Self is ever shining
steadily in the chamber of your heart. Sit quietly. Close your eyes. Withdraw the
senses. Fix the mind on this supreme light and enjoy the real Dipavali, by attaining
illumination of the soul.
He who Himself sees all but whom no one beholds, who illumines the intellect, the
sun, the moon and the stars and the whole universe but whom they cannot illumine,
He indeed is Brahman, He is the inner Self. Celebrate the real Dipavali by living in
Brahman, and enjoy the eternal bliss of the soul.
The sun does not shine there, nor do the moon and the stars, nor do lightnings shine
and much less fire. All the lights oft he world cannot be compared even to a ray of the
inner light of the Self. Merge yourself in this light of lights and enjoy the supreme
Dipavali.
Many Dipavali festivals have come and gone. Yet the hearts of the vast majority are as
dark as the night of the new moon. The house is lit with lamps, but the heart is full of
the darkness of ignorance. O man! Wake up from the slumber of ignorance. Realise the
constant and eternal light of the Soul which neither rises nor sets, through meditation
and deep enquiry.
May you all attain full inner illumination! May the supreme light of lights enlighten
your understanding! May you all attain the inexhaustible spiritual wealth of the Self!
May you all prosper gloriously on the material as well as spiritual planes!
(Swami Shivananda)

Nimm dir heute etwas Zeit, einige Lichter in Dir anzuzünden und mit geschlossenen
Augen in Stille zu sitzen. Zünde das erste Licht in dir an und lass es deinen Ärger
und/oder deine Eifersucht verbrennen, die du bislang gegenüber jemandem gehegt
hast. Zünde das zweite Licht an und lass es unerwünschtes Verlangen und Wünsche
verbrennen. Zünde das dritte Licht an und erlaube ihm, alle Unsicherheiten in deinem
Geist in Bezug auf irgendetwas oder in Bezug auf Finanzielles dahinschwinden zu
lassen. Zünde das vierte Licht an und bringe das Licht zu jedem Teil deines Körpers,
lass es all deine erkrankten Zellen oder jede entstehende Krankheit verbrennen. Das
fünfte Licht ist ein kleines Abbild der Sonne … nur das göttliche Licht … Entzünde es
im Zentrum deines Körpers und erlaube ihm, den ganzen Körper mit Wärme und
Liebe zu erfüllen … fühle dich eins mit dem Göttlichen.