Lighting Diya or Deep in a temple is a very good aspect. Light helps us to see things in darkness. Darkness is actually not a different thing, rather a state where there is no presence of light. So if light is brought then darkness vanishes. Similar is the case with us, we are in a state of ignorance, which means it is a state of having no wisdom (knowledge). Once if we can bring(attain) knowledge then automatically ignorance vanishes.
To show this significance, baba had lighted Dwarakamayi with diyas in his early days stay at it. It is an act which we need to follow. It is better to light diyas in the presence of baba in baba temple or if it is not possible, to light diyas in any nearby temple. Lighting diyas in presence of baba, is a way of praying baba to bless us with wisdom (knowledge- the knowledge of self). There are so many other dimensions to this act of lighting deep. Normally a person will have a front and a back, but a diya looks similar from any direction. There is no front or back to the light of a deep or diya. It appears same. A diya can be used to light another diya.
There are different types of diyas which can be lighted. To remove some kind of doshas, people light diyas in the lemon. Still some one light diyas made up of flour, someone will light diyas made up of metal alloys, someone will use earthen diyas. What ever may be the material, it is the devotion and the purity of thought through which we light the diyas in the presence of baba that is important. Someone uses oil and someone uses ghee, whatever might be the material, let us make the practice of lighting the diyas in the presence of baba. Baba had shown us the path by begging for oil in early days to light up the diyas in the dwarakamayi. But he never missed lighting those diyas, even when the shop keepers told lies and had not given him oil. He didnt abused them or rather questioned them or speak harshly to them. He simply blessed them saying "Allah malik". He simply returned to dwarakamayi and used water to light the diyas that evening.
Different people may see this act of baba in different dimensions. It is like this, in a class of 50 students, the teacher will be one and only teaching the same lesson, but the students are 50 and they understand the same lesson according to their perspective, circumstances, capabilities etc. The result also might be different, someone may pass in distinction, someone may pass in first class, some one may fail. Even when asked to explain what they understood, they might express the same topic in different ways.
So , is the case with baba. Baba may perform some act. But the same act may be seen by his various devotees according to their perspectives, circumstances etc. They will get a different message from the same act. It is the greatness of sadguru, where he answers so many people by performing a single act. Act is one, action is one, seekers are many, answers are many. Baba had all his life answered his devotess by his practical actions only, he spoke very less. Being the followers of baba, we need to understand his actions.
Thats the reason, it is being asked to read sai satcharitra always. Depending upon our level of thought, every time, the same satcharita, the same stories, the same actions of baba, but will give us different solutions. so it is an ocean of solutions for the present day problems.
The same thing can be co-related where we light diyas during aarti performed to baba. For whatever reason and problem we have in our personal life, if we light diyas in presence of baba and pray sincerely to him. By the blessings of baba, our problems will get solved. Not only in our personal life, professional life etc, but also in our spiritual endevaours we can get solutions.
One need not doubt about all this and they can practise this to check for themselves. But the only thing need is a pure heart to see the immediate results, but for others it will take time till their impurities are burnt out.
Whoever is reading this article by the grace of baba understand this and get benefitted in their lives.
Loka Samastha Sukhinobavanthu, Sarve jana sukhinobavanthu
om santhi santhi santhi
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