Happy Diwali

[Jack_ripper]

Hello everyone, wish you all a happy and safe diwali :D

[reflections]

Wish you all and your family a very happy Diwali.
And health, happiness, proseperity for Diwali, thorugh out the year and through out the life. :)

http://kalakar.co.in/Greet/greetings%5CDiwali.jpg

Some Diwali sweets and savouries.
http://www.sunsetfireworks.com.au/photos/Diwali_Sweets_2101323.jpg

[satay]

namaskar,

Deepavalie to shubkamnaye!

Happy Diwali to all.

[GURSIKH]

first of all i m not hindu as the name of the subsection ,

but greetings to all my brothers and sister s on diwali

may you light your lamp as guru nanak says

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रामकली महला १ ॥
Raamkalee, First Mehl:

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सुरती सुरति रलाईऐ एतु ॥
Focus your consciousness in deep absorption on the Lord.

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तनु करि तुलहा लंघहि जेतु ॥
Make your body a raft, to cross over.

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अंतरि भाहि तिसै तू रखु ॥
Deep within is the fire of desire; keep it in check.

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अहिनिसि दीवा बलै अथकु ॥१॥
Day and night, that lamp shall burn unceasingly. ||1||

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ऐसा दीवा नीरि तराइ ॥
Float such a lamp upon the water;

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जितु दीवै सभ सोझी पाइ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
this lamp will bring total understanding. ||1||Pause||

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हछी मिटी सोझी होइ ॥
This understanding is good clay;

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ता का कीआ मानै सोइ ॥
a lamp made of such clay is acceptable to the Lord.

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करणी ते करि चकहु ढालि ॥
So shape this lamp on the wheel of good actions.

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ऐथै ओथै निबही नालि ॥२॥
In this world and in the next, this lamp shall be with you. ||2||

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आपे नदरि करे जा सोइ ॥
When He Himself grants His Grace,

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गुरमुखि विरला बूझै कोइ ॥
then, as Gurmukh, one may understand Him.

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तितु घटि दीवा निहचलु होइ ॥
Within the heart, this lamp is permanently lit.

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पाणी मरै न बुझाइआ जाइ ॥
It is not extinguished by water or wind.

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ऐसा दीवा नीरि तराइ ॥३॥
Such a lamp will carry you across the water. ||3||

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डोलै वाउ न वडा होइ ॥
Wind does not shake it, or put it out.

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जापै जिउ सिंघासणि लोइ ॥
Its light reveals the Divine Throne.

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खत्री ब्राहमणु सूदु कि वैसु ॥
The Kh'shaatriyas, Brahmins, Soodras and Vaishyas

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निरति न पाईआ गणी सहंस ॥
cannot find its value, even by thousands of calculations.

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ऐसा दीवा बाले कोइ ॥
If any of them lights such a lamp,

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नानक सो पारंगति होइ ॥४॥७॥
O Nanak, he is emancipated. ||4||7||

fateh

[Indra]

Namaste,

I never celebrated it but happy diwalli to you all! May God bless you

[Singh Khalsa]

Happy Bandi Chor Divas to Sikhs, Happy Divali to Hindus :D

[Ganeshprasad]

Pranam all my friends

a very happy Diwali and a brilliant new year for those who celebrate tomorrow.
lots of fatakda and delicious food to enjoy

Jai Shree Krishna

[reflections]

Yes, we celebrate the new year tomorrow.

Pranam all my friends

a very happy Diwali and a brilliant new year for those who celebrate tomorrow.
lots of fatakda and delicious food to enjoy

Jai Shree Krishna

[Znanna]

May lights and savories remind of how sweetly blessed we all are.

Happy Diwali,


Namaste,
ZN

[dhruva023]

Happy Diwali,
Happy New Year to Everyone.