Sadhguru: Navaratri, culminating with
Dussehra, is a cultural festival of great importance and significance for all.
It is a festival that is all about the goddess. In Karnataka, Dussehra is about
Chamundi, in Bengal it is about Durga. Like this, it is about various goddesses
in different places, but essentially it is about the feminine goddess or the
feminine divinity.
Dussehra – The tenth day of
celebration
Navaratri is replete with
symbolism about vanquishing evil and wanton nature, and about having reverence
for all aspects of life and even for the things and objects that contribute to
our wellbeing. The nine days of Navaratri are classified as per the three basic
qualities of tamas, rajas andsattva. The first three days are tamas, where the goddess is
fierce, like Durga and Kali. The next three days are Lakshmi related – gentle
but materially oriented goddesses. The last three days are dedicated to
Saraswati, which is sattva. It is related to
knowledge and enlightenment.
Vijayadashami – The Day of
Victory
Investing in these three
will make your life in a certain way. If you invest in tamas, you will be
powerful in one way. If you invest in rajas, you will be powerful in a
different way. If you invest in sattva, you will be powerful in a completely
different way. But if you go beyond all this, it is no longer about power, it
is about liberation. After Navaratri, the tenth and final day is Vijayadashami
– that means you have conquered all these three qualities. You did not give
into any of them, you saw through every one of them. You participated in every
one of them, but you did not invest in any one of them. You won over them. That
is Vijayadashami, the day of victory. This brings home the message of how
being in reverence
and gratitude towards everything that matters in our lives leads to success and
victory.
Dussehra – Devotion and
Reverence
It
is my wish and my blessings that all of you should celebrate Dussehra with
total involvement, joy and love.
Of the many things that we are in touch with,
of the many things that contribute in making and creating our lives, the most
important devices that we employ in making a success of our lives are our own
body and mind. Being in reverence towards the very earth that you walk upon,
towards the air that you breathe, the water that you drink, the food that you
eat, the people that you come in touch with and everything else that you use,
including your body and mind, will lead us to a different possibility as to how
we can live. Being in a state of reverence and devotion towards all these
aspects is a way of ensuring success in every endeavor that we partake in.
Celebrate Dussehra With Joy
& Love
Traditionally, in Indian culture, Dussehra
was always full of dances, where the whole community mixed, met and mingled.
But because of external influences and invasions over the past two hundred
years, we have lost that today. Otherwise Dussehra was always very vibrant.
Even now it is still so in many places, but it is being lost in the rest of the
country. We have to bring it back. The Vijayadashami or Dussehra festival is of
a tremendous cultural significance for all who live in this land – irrespective
of their caste, creed or religion – and should be celebrated with gaiety and
love. It is my wish and my blessings that all of you should celebrate Dussehra
with total involvement, joy and love.
Editor’s Note: Celebrate Navaratri with us at the Isha
Yoga Center from October 13 – 22, 2015. Each day of Navaratri
includes special abhishekams, poojas, Maha Aratis followed by classical dance
and music performances every night.
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