DARKNESS TO LIGHT

By Sw. Ishwarananda 20th December 2018

Asato may sad gamaya
Tamaso may jyotir gamaya
Mrityur ma amritam gamaya

From non-existence to existence
From darkness to light
From mortality to immortality

What is darkness?
Darkness means I have no idea where I am going. It is the darkness of ignorance which can be removed only by doing sadhana and making it a happy, joyful journey.
Darkness is nothing but the absence of light and has no existence of its own. It is caused because of the negativities that we nurture and these negativities come to us when we forget who we are and what is our true nature. Like darkness, negativities also don't have an existence of their own. They can be eliminated only by satsang and by brining good into our lives.

Does God exist?
I cannot prove my own existence. I just know I am. This awareness is God. Existence is God. To know this, one needs to quieten the mind. And this knowledge will remove the darkness. Once knowledge is established, ignorance cannot exist.
To invite the light of knowledge we first need to know that we are in darkness and then put on an effort to not fight the negative but to bring in the good which will lead us to the realization and awareness of who am I