In English
The best repayment one can make to the
The festivals in the religious calendar like this (The Lunar New Year), are instances in point. The have laid down these days as holy days and it is your duty to become aware of the meaning and significance of the festivals and as to why they have been so designated. You can infer, from what is generally done in every home when this festival starts, the real purpose intended by the . On this day people take ceremonial baths, wear new clothes, tie new fresh green-leaf festoons across their door sills, have their houses whitewashed and painted anew, draw novel designs on the floors and make their homes charming to behold. All these are reminders of the prime purpose, namely, that of entertaining fresh ideas and giving up the old faded ones, installing (divine bliss) in the mind, recouping courage and confidence and strengthening hope and faith. come and go; gives way to . Plenty of milestones are soon crossed, but the Journey does not progress. You are still immersed on outdated beliefs and fancies. Observe the right codes laid down by the with an awareness of the deeper plans they had in view. Follow the (spiritual sciences)and perform the daily and seasonal rites, rituals, fasts, vows and vigils recommended by them, always laying emphasis on the inner meaning and significance and the spiritual aspect of the celebration. That is the best repayment you can make.