20/10/2025
Let this Diwali be a renewal of your inner flame - the light that steadies through effort and glows with understanding.
Each year, the celebration of Diwali fills the air with joy, colour, and the comfort of community. Lamps are lit, homes are adorned, and hearts are lifted.
And yet, amidst the brightness, it’s worth remembering that Diwali’s light was never meant only for community celebration - but for awakening.
Diwali reminds us that light triumphs over darkness - not only in the outer world, but within the subtle field of the heart. For the yogi, this is the deeper meaning of the festival - the illumination of awareness through steady practice.
Every breath, each mindful movement, every moment of restraint or compassion - is like lighting a small lamp within.
When the mind grows quiet and the breath flows evenly, the light spreads from within, dispelling the shadows of restlessness and doubt.
One of many teachings associated with Diwali is the return of Ramarajya. In the Ramayana, it refers to the era following Rama’s return to Ayodhya after exile - a time of peace, justice, and dharma. Ramarajya is not a distant myth or a nostalgic ideal. It is a symbol of awakening - the mind’s turning again toward the light of dharma. To live that light requires more than ritual or wishful words.
It asks for sincerity - the courage to face darkness, to burn away ignorance, and to realign our actions with truth.
And yet, as we look out upon the world and in so many places where peace feels distant and darkness seems overwhelming, Diwali reminds us that it is not only a celebration, but a pressing need to remember our capacity to live with clarity and compassion amidst a world that often feels divided and uncertain. We are reminded that the true Ramarajya begins not in the outer realm, but in the inner one.
It begins when we pause to reassess, to reconnect, to restore balance in our own thoughts, words, and actions. The return of dharma starts when we refuse to let despair harden the heart. When each of us becomes a little steadier, a little kinder, the light multiplies - silently, steadily, beyond borders.
Diwali accomplishes many things at once: it gathers people, stirs joy, and strengthens bonds.
But beyond that, it reminds us to reconnect with the intangible - to listen for the quiet voice of spirit, and to renew our commitment to alignment with, and moving in rhythm with dharma.
Through Yoga, we can interpret Ramarajya symbolically - not as political utopia, but as inner sovereignty.
• Rama represents the Self (the serene, dharmic ruler within).
• Ayodhya - literally ‘the city that cannot be conquered’ (represents the inner realm of the mind and heart when harmonised by awareness).
• The return of Rama signifies the return of consciousness to its rightful throne (when mind, senses, and actions are again aligned under the light of dharma).
Wishing All a Happy Diwali
And so….
May our light shine clear, and our steps follow dharma.
May this Diwali bring about sincere determination true return to purpose - a rekindling of the flame that steadies through effort and glows with understanding.
