DEEPAVALI
The Seven Churches,
Candlesticks, Stars Within |
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Deepavali or Diwali is a festival widely celebrated by Hindus all over the world. It is known as the festival of lights. For this day, the house is cleaned thoroughly and many types of specialty food items are prepared to be served to the guests invited to the house. A special pooja offering worship to the 3 God figures – Ganesh, Saraswati and Lakshmi, is performed in the evening time. Ganesh is known as the dispeller of all hindrances, Saraswati is known as the Goddess of Knowledge and Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth.
By the ritual worship of these Gods, one hopes to dispel all problems and obstacles, and invites Knowledge and Wealth into ones life. After the worship, the premises is adorned with oil lamps (deep) or lights for the entire night to invite the Gods , Angels and best wishes to the house. It is said that on the day of Diwali , Lord Ram, a King exiled for fourteen years in the forest, returns to the kingdom of Ayodhya. In devoted reception and in joy, the whole city of Ayodhya was lit with lamps.
What is
the real meaning of this celebration?
It is not
by coincidence or for the fact that lamps are lit everywhere that
Diwali is known as Since time immemorial, many Saints and Sages, Masters and Prophets have been known to practice and teach such a technique for humanity, that awakens the soul power within. This practice is known as Kriyayoga Meditation. By its sincere regular practice, the knowledge centers are awakened and the beauty of angelic powers blooms within. Slowly and steadily, the lamps within are lit that give us all we ever seek and need in life to overcome all obstacles on our path of work, and to attain all knowledge, power, wealth, peace, health and happiness that we can ever dream of in our lives. We succeed in making the impossible possible and fulfill all dreams and desires of life. The practice of Kriyayoga Meditation is the eternal and complete worship of Ganesh, Saraswati and Lakshmi and all creation. Deepavali represents The Awakening of Prophet-Consciousness… Lord Ram, a great Prophet of India, is known to have practised the technique of Kriyayoga Meditation. Lord Ram was known to be a Master of working the bow and arrow. The bow represents the head and spine, within which are found seven knowledge centers also known as chakras. The arrow represents a straight line, which is a symbol for infinity. Prophet Ram, therefore, had attained the infinite powers of the knowledge centers found in the head and spine.
The fourteen years of exile of Ram represents the time period of practice of the technique of Kriyayoga Meditation. During the fourteen years, Lord Ram battled with the prevalent evil traits and tendencies, represented in the story of Ramayana by the many different demon characters. Defeating the many evil tendencies and eventually the King of Demons- Ravan, who represents the greatest and most powerful of all evil tendencies within, Ram emerged victorious and attained the highest power, the highest knowledge of immortality and angelic qualities within - Prophet-consciousness. This same practice is referred to in The Bible as seven churches, seven candlesticks and seven stars, as described in The Revelation:
The seven churches are the seven knowledge centers (chakras) or the place of awakening where we lay our concentration. The seven candlesticks represent the awakening of the seven churches. We become more and more aware of their presence as power and knowledge awakens within. The seven stars is the awakened state of the seven churches or knowledge centers.
In Matthew 2:2, it is
stated:
As we master the practice of Kriyayoga Meditation, laying more and more concentration on the head and spine region, where exists the seven churches, we will attain immeasurable power within and eventually realize our immortal nature, as further described in The Revelation: 1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance [was] as the sun shineth in his strength. 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 1:18 I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. It is very very clearly stated as given below in The Bible, Revelation , that anyone who persists in making the effort in real spiritual practice, above every other work, will be awarded the Tree of Life – Immortality: 2:2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 2:3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 2:4 Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 2:6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. Kriyayoga Meditation is the technique of increasing concentration more and more on the seven churches ( knowledge centers or chakras), and listening to the Sound of Soul within... as mentioned in 2:7 above. The Sound of Soul is referred to as what the Spirit saith unto the churches...It is the sound of creation, preservation and change... Practise Kriyayoga with one who truly is a master of the science and discover the soul knowledge within which reveals all knowledge and understanding of past, present and future. Kriyayoga is the highest science which brings true awakening of the soul where one realizes death, illness, sickness as dream and perceives the eternal truth that whole cosmos is representing God Alone. Light represents awakening of wisdom and darkness represents ignorance. Glorifying self with wisdom (realization of immortality) and getting away from the dream perception of death is the real celebration of Deepavali.
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the real LAMPS of Life and celebrate Diwali To learn and practice the technique under the guidance of a living master, come to Kriyayoga Research Institute, Allahabad, India or Yog Fellowship Temple, Kitchener, Canada.
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the
festival of lights. Light symbolizes true knowledge. True knowledge arises
by an inner awakening – awakening of the seven sacred knowledge centers
within our head and spine region, known as chakras. When the
knowledge centers are awakened through the practice of a special
technique, we attain such treasures that are invaluable and indispensable
to us. These treasures are unique angelic qualities of the soul, which
when awakened within us, equip us with arms of love and compassion,
sacrifice and tolerance, patience and peace, deep concentration and
strength that no riches can ever buy, nor any educational course can
provide.
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