Jyot Se Jyot Jagate Chalo- Lata- Sant Gyaneswar.

A single Diya or lamp holds infinite beauty and hope. Diwali is a celebration of victory over evil or darkness and the coming of a New Year. But if we think deeply, what is this darkness we want to remove?

Light means to follow a virtuous path such that our thoughts are always pure in heart, our words are sweet and peaceful and bring joy to the listener and our actions are always beneficial first to ourselves, and to others as well as to the environment. Darkness on the other hand is when our thoughts are negative and when these thoughts are reflected in our words or actions, they bring hurt and sorrow to others at every step.

In reality, evil or darkness does not have an identity of its own it exists due to a lack of goodness or light. Knowledge, power and all that is pure, are very real characteristics since they are part of us, perhaps hidden yet existing. The Festival of Lights is the fight against evil forces and creation of peace and happiness. Diwali brings up a number of things in the mind's eye sweets, new clothes, account books, Goddess Lakshmi, fireworks etc..