Avoid committing inauspicious acts during the auspicious occasion of Diwali !

Rockets burning grass huts

As a gesture of love, boxes of sweets are presented to relatives and friends. Sometimes these boxes carry pictures or Names of Deities on their cover. On most occasions, these boxes are later thrown away in the dustbins.

During the Diwali season, lottery tickets with pictures and Names of Deities printed on them are sold in large numbers. Many crumple and discard these tickets once their validity is over.

As per the science of Spirituality, wherever the Name or form of the Deity exists, the Deity’s Principle exists, meaning, the Deity is present in a subtle form. Hence, actions such as those mentioned above, amount to denigration of Deities and lead to incurring of their wrath. Similarly, National heroes are also denigrated.

Do the following to prevent this :

A. Avoid indulgence in these unrighteous acts

B. Educate others on this topic

C. Condemn those who indulge in these acts intent-ionally and boycott their products

D. Complain to the Police about your religious sentiments being hurt

Do not light fire-crackers to celebrate Diwali

Diwali is not a festival for merry making, but a festival to abide by and thus retain religious and cultural practices.

For the young and the elderly, expressing joy during Diwali has become synonymous with lighting expensive fire-crackers. However, is it really necessary to indulge in this act, which attracts demoniacal energies and makes the atmosphere tamasik (Tama predominant). Joy during Diwali can be multiplied if we celebrate it as advised by our Dharmashastras (Hindu Scriptures).

The harmful effects of lighting fire-crackers

A. At the physical level

Becoming deaf due to the high decibels of sound, deaths in the fire-cracker factories due to explosions, etc.

B. At the materialistic level

Rocket fire-crackers, etc. can injure spectators and passers-by, burn grass huts, wooden houses, clothes, etc.

C. At the financial level

It is a sin to burn crores of Rupees in this way when the Nation is deep in debt.

D. At the spiritual level

Devotional songs, Aratis or sattvik sounds attract Divine Energies and Deities, whereas crackers and tamasik modern music attract demoniacal energies. The Tama component in the demoniacal energies affect human beings and they also become Tama predominant. Inspire your children and others to celebrate Diwali according to the underlying science.

In this manner you can contribute to maintaining the sanctity of this Holy festival.