Bharatheeyam : ( 08/11/2012. )

======================================================================= BHARATIYA FESTIVALS :  DIWALI (DEEPAVALI) - ======================================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 27/10/2019. *Watch the video https://youtu.be/cg4pr-F2Iwk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On this Sacred day of Deepavali (Diwali) at dusk when darkness intensifies, all homes are illumined by lights, tiny mud pots with oil wicks. I appeal that this day is a day of prayer and expression of love. Get out of your homes in the evening and embrace every other individual in society not because they are Hindus but, because they too are small flames of the same light Divine. This Pure Divine light can impart a joyous sense of perfection in the ways of men & women. Diwali is a day dedi

======================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19/10/2019. 19. To Thine Own Self Be True-1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An extempore reply given to the Inter-Religious Dialogue Group held under the auspices of the Vatican, that conducted its sessions at Raipur (Dehradun), and visited and held a day's proceeding at the Sivananda Ashram on the 3rd of June, 1981. The Divine Life Society, with the large heart of Swami Sivananda at its back and its roots, extends to you all a cordial welcome at this moment of a session of spirits which may be regarded as gathered for a common purpose. I was delighted to listen to the definition of 'Ashrama' given by our earlier speaker, as a place where a purposeful life is being led. I think