DARKNESS TO DIVAYA LIGHT

DARKNESS TO DIVAYA LIGHT

In India, lighting of lamp has a special place in the performance of Pooja, rituals and customs.  This lighting of lamp by the devotee before entering into meditation, Aarti of God, beginning of any auspicious occasion by the chief guest, taking oath with fire as witness,  initiating Yajnas, leaving  burning lamps in Ganges or at holy places or in  other  rivers or in many other ceremonies, has always been a  regular custom.  Have you ever thought as to what is the background behind it?  In fact, burning of lamp is a sign of light. Light has a great importance in our life. 
Scientifically, the meaning of light is that, at that particular place, the whole atmosphere is charged with positivity.  That light may be of sun, moon, electricity, fire or by man-made.  If you go deep into this, its meaning lays in that side of life whose earmarked portion is bright enough and has been the path of development.  The path on the earth that takes us to the down trodden is the path of darkness.   Light and darkness are two opposite words, opposite of life.  When the life of a person is filled with love, happiness, Sadgunas, peace, Sadhana, might, service, helpfulness etc. then it is a state of light. 

Opposite to this, when the life of a person is filled with Durgunas, uneducation, laziness, anger, unhappiness, no peace, sickness, losses etc., then it is kingdom of darkness.  Please remember, we have been gifted this body to proceed from darkness to light, losses to hopes, laziness to smartness, uneducation to education and also to enter into meditation.  The aim of our life lies in this, “every ritual has to be bright and full of lights”.  In all customs, rituals and rules, lighting of lamp indicates that in our life we should proceed from the state of darkness to light and from there to God.  Through our holy books (Granths), we get educated that when presence of God is felt and witnessed, it looks to be lights of crores of suns. God is recognized as full of lights and brightness. 

In our prayers, it is mentioned and said, ‘Hey God please bring us from darkness to light’.  This is the main goal of our life and it gives us energy, power, goals, dreams, courage and ray of new light.   The only need is that we try to understand this indication and the message of God.  We should find time for cleaning of our mind.  Give rest to unwanted thoughts and bring out unnecessary elements so that we could have a glimpse and darshana of that Almighty God. 

After so many births, re-births, Sadhana, devotion, service  and  Guru Kirpa, one gets spiritual enlightenment.  The devotee should understand its value, remain constant in meditation timings and put his full energy on this path.  We may be going through a tough time right now but MEDITATION GURU ARCHNA DIDI blesses us in a way that hard time is turned into good time    Life is a Circle of that but  Didi’s plan is the best.  Sometimes the process is painful and hard, but we should not forget that when DIDI is in ‘Moan’ (silent) for two months in a year, she is also doing something for us in her Sadhana. 

Resting the mind can be accomplished by meditation.  It allows the intuition to flow.  Meditation and Art work together at the best giving complement to each other and true things emerge.  Spiritual development is a process of learning and teaches how to remain in the present from moment to moment.  It is the road that leads us to our true self and divine source.  Any action we perform extremely has an internal effect.  To excel in any field we must grow spiritually through deep meditation.  We all should find a true Master to whom we can rely upon and surrender with devotion.  HER HIGHNESS ARCHNA DIDI is the one to whom a true seeker can see with full devotion.  We must thank DIDI for the Divaya Light in every step of our life.