Today, we celebrate Dussehra, the day of victory of Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishaur. It is celebrated as the victory of good over evil. For the spiritual seeker, misery in the mind is the true fight or conflict. We dedicate our life to spiritual practices, service, Satsang (being with like-minded people) and knowledge as the way to overcome this conflict. We become victorious and feel full in celebration of life.
These past nine nights we spent together in chanting, doing fast/whatever we can do to our body and be observing the mind. With the help of Goddess Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati, we moved from self-purification to self-transformation and finally to self-knowledge.
Wanting, Doing and knowing of the self-are all manifestations of the same energy that is YOU. At any given time one of these will dominate.
When the ‘Wanting’ dominates then we will be experiencing sorrow and sadness.
When ‘Doing’ dominates then we will experience the anxiety and attachment to results.
When ‘Knowing’ dominates we will experience the awareness and happiness.
Last but not least when our ‘Wanting’ and ‘Doing; are dedicated to the highest good of society and to serve humanity our consciousness automatically elevate and self-knowledge will dawn.
🌿 *Shantir Astu* let there be peace
🌿 *Tushtir Astu* let there be contentment & fulfillment
🌿 *Pushtir Astu* let there be abundance in your life
Wish you all a very Happy *VIJAYA DASHAMI and Dassehra *!!!