光節的意義─Diwali
問：古儒吉，請告訴我們慶祝“光節”的意義。
古儒吉大師：今天是光節─Diwali。Diwali是指光的節日。你們每個人對自己都是光。這個節日普遍在印度、尼⋯⋯泊爾、新加坡、馬來西亞、斯里蘭卡、印尼、模里西斯、蘇里南、千里達島，以及南非，各地慶祝。
人們會彼此祝福光節快樂並交換甜點。
在光節期間，我們放下心中過去的一切負擔，無論內心壓抑著什麼，你點燃鞭炮，放掉它。就像鞭炮一樣，過去的已不復存在，全部燒毀，並開始全新的思維。這就是光節。
一支蠟燭是不夠的，每個人都要快樂並且容光煥發；每個人都要快樂並有智慧。智慧之光被點亮；象徵性地，我們會點燃智慧之光，並慶祝這一天。
光節的訊息是：放下過去，以智慧慶祝生命。缺乏智慧就完全不是真正的慶祝，智慧在於明白神與我同在。 今天也是我們審視自己所擁有的一切財富。你記起自己擁有這麼多財富，並感到豐盛。否則心智總是處在匱乏的空間，「缺這，缺那，為這難過，為那難過。」從匱乏走向豐盛。
Q: Guruji, Please tell us about the significance of celebrating ‘Diwali’. SriSri Ravishankar : Today is the festival of lights. Diwali means the festival of lights. Each one of you is a light to yourself. This festival is celebrated throughout India, Nepal, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Mauritius, Suriname, Trinidad, and South Africa. People wish each other ‘Happy Diwali’ and exchange sweets. During Diwali, we let go of all the past burdens in the mind. Whatever is suppressed in the mind, you light firecrackers and let it go. Like crackers, the past is gone, all burnt out and a fresh new mind begins. This is Diwali. One candle is not enough. Everyone has to be happy and light up. Everyone has to be happy and wise. The light of wisdom is lit. Symbolically, we will light the light of wisdom and celebrate today. The Diwali message is: Let go of the past. Celebrate life with wisdom. Without wisdom it is not true celebration at all. The wisdom is in knowing that the divinity is with me. Today is the day that you also look at all the wealth you have. You remember you have so much wealth and feel the abundance. Otherwise the mind is always in the space of lack, - ‘oh! This is not there, that is not there, sorry for this, sorry for that’. From lack, move on to abundance.
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