Christmas and candle lighting

କୋଭିଡ ରୋଗୀ ତଥା ପରିବେଶର ସୁରକ୍ଷା ନିମନ୍ତେ ଏଥର ମହମବତୀ ବଦଳରେ ଦେଶୀ ଘିଅର ଦୀପଟିଏ 

ଜଳାନ୍ତୁ ….ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟମାସର ଆଗୁଆ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ 

With the Christmas approaching, I appeal all my Christian and Non-Christian brothers and sisters who are planning to light a candle before the altar should refrain from it. 

 Candle flame is the symbol of enlightenment and doesn’t mean burning a candle physically before the altar. It has been rightly analysed my our revered Gurudev PH Yogananda Maharaj that by lighting seven candles before the altar actually means to switch on the 7 focus points of meditation, known as Chakras.

Jesus didn’t create Christianity, nor did Mohammed create Mohammedanism. These prophets showed the right way of living and left the trail behind. Blind following has only created all furrows between us.

Moreover, a candle burning for 1 hour will lead to 10gm carbon dioxide which contributes to greenhouse effect. In this COVID era when people could stop bursting crackers and only lit lamps for the well-being of patients recovering from COVID-19, certainly we can refrain from burning candles on Christmas. Instead a lamp should be lit with pure ghee (deshi ghee) which will purify the air. Let’s pray together for the well-being of world and lit the lamps of true knowledge within us…MERRY CHRISTMAS🙏