🌼 *Ashram Deepavali Blessings* 🌼

The Ashram lovingly wishes you and your dear ones a blessed and joyous Deepavali!

May this sacred Festival of Lights fill your home with peace, your mind with clarity, and your heart with divine love.

✨ The Radiance of Deepavali ✨

Deepavali — derived from the Sanskrit words Deepa (light) and Avali (row or array) — beautifully captures the essence of illumination. It reminds us to dispel the darkness of ignorance and ego, and to awaken the inner lamp of awareness.

This sacred day commemorates the moment when Narakasura, the embodiment of darkness and greed, was destroyed — symbolizing the triumph of light, purity, and truth. As lamps glow in every home and hearts rejoice in togetherness, we are reminded that the greatest victory is within — the conquest of the self by the Self.

🌸 Deepavali in the Ashram 🌸

In the stillness of dawn, our Ashram awakened to the joyful sounds of crackling firecrackers, humble prayers, and the fragrance of oil lamps adorning the sanctum. Devotees gathered with pure hearts, exchanging smiles, sweets, and blessings. Together we shared festive meals, chanted the Lord’s name, and offered gratitude for the light that guides us through every shadow of life.

Each lamp lit in the Ashram is not merely a flame — it is a symbol of inner transformation, the steady glow of awareness that dissolves ignorance, ego, and fear. It is a reminder that the real Deepavali shines within, when the light of knowledge dispels the night of illusion.

🕉 The Inner Light — In the Words of Sri Ramana Maharshi 🕉

Sri Ramana Maharshi revealed the deeper, spiritual meaning of Deepavali from the vision of Advaita, the oneness of all existence, by the following verses:

“The day that Narayana grinds to death the Naraka-ego in the quest of knowledge, inquiring whence the ‘I’ arises—that day is the true Festival of Lights.

To destroy the sinner, the false ego that identifies with the body, and to shine as the radiant Self — this indeed is Deepavali.”

In these profound words, Bhagavan reminds us that lighting the outer lamp symbolizes the awakening of the inner flame of Truth — the light that never flickers, the awareness that never fades.

🌺 Blessings for All Beings 🌺

As we celebrate this divine festival, let us remember to extend light and love to all — to those in need, to those who might be lost in life’s darkness, and to all living beings who share this world with us.

May every prayer, every lamp, every joyous song become an offering of gratitude to the Divine that dwells within and without.

May Deepavali not just illuminate your home, but your heart — awakening the eternal light of compassion, faith, and peace.

🌟 Ashram Deepavali Message 🌟

May this Deepavali usher in a year overflowing with inner light, harmony, well-being, and divine grace.

May the eternal flame of Truth burn bright in your hearts, guiding you through every step of the journey toward the Self.

Wishing you and your loved ones a blissful, luminous, and love-filled Deepavali — where light triumphs over darkness, wisdom over ignorance, and the soul over the shadow of the ego.

🪔 Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya 🪔