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With record-breaking temperatures, of a green economy rather than a
destructive fires, and devastating greed economy.
floods, it’s clear that Mother Earth is
in distress, and her children—across I extend my warmest blessings to
every race, religion, and species— the Hindu community in London.
are suffering too. We do everything While Diwali is a festival of light,
for our children, but if we don’t victory, and prosperity, let it
provide them with a planet that has also be a festival of awareness,
clean air, water, and soil, everything responsibility, and reverence for
else loses its meaning. Mother Earth and Mother Nature. As
the lights of Diwali shine brightly,
Our rich spiritual culture teaches us remember that our Earth, too, was
to revere Nature—the atmosphere, once radiant with pristine beauty. It
rivers, mountains, and plants. This is our sacred duty—our dharma—
Diwali, let’s remember that one to ensure that this light never
of the greatest gifts of abundance fades. This Diwali, let’s pledge to
we’ve received is Mother Earth, who tread gently, love deeply, and live
provides everything we need for in a way that honors the sacred
life. Sadly, we have also become interdependence of all life.
the greatest threat to her. During
the COVID lockdowns, when human May your Diwali be blessed with
activity paused, Mother Earth began enlightenment—not just of mind
to heal. The skies cleared, rivers and soul, but of actions that reflect
flowed clean, and wildlife thrived. respect for Mother Earth and Nature.
But as we resumed our activities, the Let us become the light that we
pollution and destruction returned. want to see in the world.
If we are the problem, we must also
be the solution. With deepest love and blessings,
In the service of God and Humanity,
Just as Lord Rama, with devotion
and righteousness, vanquished the
darkness of ignorance, ego, and
illusion, we too must rise to dispel Swami Chidanand Saraswati
the darkness of environmental swamiji@parmarth.com
neglect and ecological imbalance. www.PujyaSwamiji.org & www.Parmarth.org
Creating a modern-day Rama Rajya /PujyaSwamiji
requires each of us to join hands
and take action. Let’s celebrate
Diwali by organizing riverside
cleanups, planting trees, reducing
our use of single-use plastics, and
becoming conscious consumers.
Together, we can usher in an era
