Dipavali 2025

21 Oct 2025 evening – Dipavali (Bengali) – Gopinath Bhavan, Vrindavana, India

Mention of the various sacred places where ghee lamps are offered. Explanation of the meaning of darkness: lack of knowledge of philosophy and one’s own eternal constitution (soul identity). About self-knowledge and knowledge of the Lord. The questions we should ask: Who is the Lord? Why are we suffering so much misery? About the five types of knowledge explained by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada: pratyaksa-jnana, paroksa-jnana, aparoksa-jnana, adhoksaja-jnana, and apakrta-jnana. About...

21 Oct 2025 – The meaning of Dipavali (Hindi) – India

The festival of lights is here ✨We light lamps every Diwali, but Srila Gurudev reminds us — what is the real meaning of this light?“Tamso Ma Jyotirgamaya — may we move from darkness to light.”But this darkness is not outside us — it lives in the heart as lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride, and envy.The real Diwali begins when that inner darkness is dispelled by the light of Sri Guru’s lotus feet.Guru nishtha — firm faith and devotion to one’s Guru — is the backbone of spiritual life.On this...