This Diwali, Let Go Of The Old You

Om Shanti.

Today is the festival of lights. Everyone is lighting lamps at the entrance of their homes, on the windows, and throughout their houses, welcoming every guest, every friend, and every neighbour into their homes.

On this auspicious day, I remind myself that I, too, need to dispel the darkness of doubt, bitterness, hatred, jealousy, and all negativity from my mind and my life. I illuminate every corner of my heart.

I feel that I am a point of light, the energy driving this mortal body, the energy that is itself light. Light and only light.

Today, I let go of every darkness within me that I have carried for others, for myself, or for the world. I am an enlightened soul who knows the secret behind every scene of drama. I know the qualities of each and every soul.

I am beyond the darkness of ignorance, beyond the darkness of doubt, hatred, fear, jealousy, and rejection. I warmly welcome every soul into my life and my heart.

Let everyone wear new clothes today, but I will wear a new consciousness. A new I is born today, free from all the old sanskars. All the old impressions are now gone. I have moved far beyond my old perceptions. I wear the consciousness of a new me.

Just as people celebrate Deepavali as the New Year, I celebrate this moment as the beginning of my new life.

Today, people are lighting crackers and celebrating happiness. I spread the light of happiness all around. There is enthusiasm crackling within me, emerging as light and lightness. My happiness, my power, and my energy are filling the atmosphere with the joyful crackle that everyone enjoys.

And just as people distribute sweets and exchange diyas with one another, I realise the sweetness that God has given me. I reflect on all that God has bestowed upon me. Feeling blessed with everything God has given me, I exchange that sweetness with others.

I give the gift of the attainments I have received from God. Sitting under the shower of light from the Supreme, I, the soul, the enlightened being, share my light, my peace, my joy, my supreme love, and all my powers with the rest of the world.

I hold on to this thought for a moment, filling myself with God's light and becoming a living light for the world.

Om Shanti. Om Shanti.