Diwali is the most important festival in Hindu tradition. Diwali means festival of light. Also can be said as triumph of knowledge over ignorance. Light over darkness. There are few stories about the begining of this celebration. One story is about Shri Krishna. When Shri Krishna defeated demon Narkasur he freed 16000 princesses kept by Narkasur. These princesses asked Krishna who will marry them because they stayed with Narkasur. Shri Krishna said he would. This way he lifted those unfortunate princesses.
Brain Washing Concepts for Hindus
Dilip Mehta
Hindus are brain washed by some obtuse concepts. This brainwashing is due to inferiority complex and slave mentality.
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Navratri and Dashera
Dilip Mehta
Festivals are part of our Sanatan Hindu Dharma. Through these festivals Hindu Dharma expresses itself to common masses. These festivals bind us together. Navaratri is very important festival. Through this festival we worship Goddess, female personification of Supreme Self or Parmatama. Parmatama Itself remains beyond polarities even though both polarities emerge from It. Actually it is transcendental union of these two polarities. Hindu Dharma gives equal importance to female deities. That is why our all male Gods are shown with female counterparts. In Navaratri we worship Goddess for nine nights. One may ask why nine nights, why not 3 or 6 or 8? There is profound philosophical reason behind it. Number ‘9’ contains all digits. Because 8+1 = 9, 3+6=9, 7+2=9 etc. But ‘9’ is not contained by any digit. Similarly the Goddess we worship contains whole universe within her, but the universe can not contain Her. She is beyond that.
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