I would personally only say it back to anyone who says it to you
When I worked in retail we weren't even supposed to say things like merry Christmas or happy Easter unless the customer says it first. Just avoids any unintentional offense being caused
I am a non practicing Hindu and brown person. Would be quite happy for anyone to wish me Happy Diwali, Eid Mubarak or Merry Xmas. I don't look for things to be offended by. A kind gesture on your part.
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I think stick to saying it back to people who say it to you. They're very unlikely to get offended! And you're wishing THEM a happy insert occasion here, which is perfectly appropriate even if you're not celebrating, surely?
I'm ludicrously bad with social cues myself, but I'd be delighted to be wished a happy anything, really, it's all in the spirit of happiness and inclusivity.
The agricultural symbolism is also observed on this day by many Hindus as Annakut, literally "mountain of food". Communities prepare over one hundred dishes from a variety of ingredients, which is then dedicated to Krishna before being shared among the community. Hindu temples on this day prepare and present "mountains of sweets" to the faithful who have gathered for darshan (visit).[145] In Gujarat, Annakut is the first day of the new year and celebrated through the purchase of essentials, or sabras (literally, "good things in life"), such as salt, offering prayers to Krishna and visiting temples.[145] In Gujarat New Year is celebrated after the day of Diwali. In the early morning people take showers, do prayer at home, visit temples for worship and children in the evening visit neighbor houses to say happy new year, shake hands, get mukhvas for dessert, and chocolate.
Vasudha Narayanan, a professor of religion at the University of Florida, describes it as Christmas on steroids. We want to hear from people who celebrate this holiday. What's your favorite tradition? 800-989-8255. Our email address is talk@npr.org. And you can join the conversation at our website. Go to npr.org, and click on TALK OF THE NATION. And Vasu Narayanan joins us now from a studio at the University of Florida. Welcome to the program, and happy Diwali to you.
NARAYANAN: Well, first of all, the way we celebrate it is to light lamps all over the house and public spaces. And in addition to that, we have light going off and fireworks very early in the morning. Oh, I'm talking about two or three in the morning. So if you're not getting up, the sound will get you up, wake you up. So while it's called a festival of light, it's more a festival of sound and smells of - the smells of fireworks. And every house has a lot of fireworks. And it's literally, well, as an adult looking on it, it's like - it seems to be like money going up in smoke. But we used to love buying as many fireworks as possible growing up.
Just the walk to the tea estate was an experience. We walked down winding, narrow dirt roads between houses, past chickens and goats, piles of trashing flowing downhill in streams of water, and kids playing in the streets. If we lost our way, people were very happy to steer us in the right direction. Eventually, we found the tea estate, took a quick tour through a deserted factory (but could still smell the scent of Darjeeling tea in the air), and started our journey back uphill into town.
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Now, when we talk about America's AAPI communities, we're talking about the industry and entrepreneurship of people who've helped build this nation for centuries: from the early days, as laborers on our railroads and farmers tilling our land, to today, as leaders in every sector of American life, from business to science to academia, law and more.
We're talking about the creative energies of musicians like the singers Penn Masala -- we appreciate them -- who performed today. And we're talking about the competitive spirit of athletes like Wat Misaka, who played for the New York Knicks back in 1947 -- the first non-white player in the NBA -- and who served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Misaka is here as well today and -- where's Mr. Misaka? There he is. Thank you so much. (Applause.)
We're talking about the public service of leaders like Secretaries Gary Locke and Steven Chu and Eric Shinseki and the folks on stage with me today. And we're talking about the courage and the patriotism and sacrifice of heroes like the members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team who served in World War II, including Terry Shima. Please give him a big round of applause. (Applause.) Mr. Shima is the Executive Director of the Japanese American Veterans Association, and we are grateful that he took the time to be here today.
And on a personal note, when I talk about America's AAPI communities, I'm talking about my own family: my sister, Maya; my brother-in-law, Konrad; my beautiful nieces, Suhaila and Savita; and the folks I grew up with in Indonesia, and in Honolulu, as part of the Hawai'ian Ohana, or family.
While the significance of the holiday for each faith varies, all of them mark it by gathering with family members to pray and decorate the house and enjoy delicious food and sweet treats. And in that spirit of celebration and contemplation, I am happy to light the White House Diya, and wish you all a Happy Diwali, and a Saal Mubarak. (Applause.)
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We wish you all a happy Diwali. Diwali, or Dipavali, marks the end of the
year, and by the year's end we want to pay our debts, rectify our
relationships--and then try to do better the next year.
The Vedic literatures inform us that in the present age, Kali-yuga, the
recommended process for self-realization, or God realization, is the
chanting of the holy names of the Lord. Of course, we know that Lord Krsna
appeared about five thousand years ago and spoke the Bhagavad-gita. At the
end of the Bhagavad-gita (18.66) Lord Krsna instructed:
sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo
moksayisyami ma sucah
"Give up all varieties of religiousness and just surrender unto Me. I will
deliver you from all sins. Do not fear."
But how do we surrender to Krsna, practically? It is a big question.
Therefore Krsna Himself came again about five hundred years ago as Sri Krsna
Caitanya and showed us how to serve Krsna and develop love for Krsna,
especially in the present age of Kali. He quoted one verse from the
Brhan-naradia Purana (3.8.126):
harer nama harer nama
harer namaiva kevalam
kalau nasty eva nasty eva
nasty eva gatir anyatha
"One should chant the holy names, chant the holy names, chant the holy names
of Lord Hari. There is no other way, no other way, no other way for success
in the present age of Kali."
Lord Caitanya Himself demonstrated how to chant the holy names. Actually,
there are two methods: In japa, one chants softly but loud enough that at
least he himself, or she herself, can hear. Our acaryas have recommended
that we chant on beads, japa-mala. I suggest that as a New Year's resolution
you all begin to chant at least one mala (round) every day, and that those
who are chanting already try to increase. Suppose someone is chanting two
malas every day. In the New Year that person can decide to do four malas, or
whatever he or she can manage. One mala will take five to ten minutes. So,
that is japa.
The other method is kirtana. As you know, kirtana means loud chanting, all
together, usually with musical instruments such as mrdanga, karatalas, and
sometimes harmonium. That collective chanting of the holy names of God is
very effective in the present age of Kali.
And what does chanting do? Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu explains,
ceto-darpana-marjanam: chanting cleanses the dirt from the mirror of the
mind. If you have a mirror and you want to know what you look like, you have
to look in the mirror. But if the mirror is covered with dust, you cannot
see. So we have to cleanse the dust from the mirror of the mind; then we can
know who we are. Now, in ignorance, we may think we're the body. We may
think that we're black or white or red or yellow; man or woman; American,
Russian, Chinese, or African. We have so many designations based on our
falsely identifying with the body. But ceto-darpana-marjana--when we clear
the dust from the mirror of the mind by chanting, we can actually see who we
are: not the body but the soul within the body. The soul is not black or
white or male or female or Russian or Chinese. The soul is pure spirit, part
and parcel of God, the Supreme Spirit, Krsna.
So chanting will cleanse all the dirt from the mind, or the heart. But how
does chanting work? A verse from the Padma Purana (quoted as Cc Madhya
17.133) explains:
nama cintamanih krsnas
caitanya-rasa-vigrahah
purnah suddho nitya-mukto
'bhinnatvan nama-naminoh
"The holy name of Krsna is transcendentally blissful. It bestows all
spiritual benedictions, for it is Krsna Himself, the reservoir of all
pleasure. Krsna's name is complete, and it is the form of all transcendental
mellows. It is not a material name under any condition, and it is no less
powerful than Krsna Himself. Since Krsna's name is not contaminated by the
material qualities, there is no question of its being involved with maya.
Krsna's name is always liberated and spiritual; it is never conditioned by
the laws of material nature. This is because the name of Krsna and Krsna
Himself are identical."
The holy name of Krsna is Krsna Himself. Abhinnatvat nama naminoh: there is
no difference between the name and the person who has the name. In the
material world, or the relative world, there is a difference between the
name, or word, and the object. For example, if I am in the desert dying of
thirst and I chant "water, water, water, water," just chanting "water,
water" will not quench my thirst, because the word water and the substance
water are different. But in the spiritual world, the absolute world, the
name of the thing and the thing are the same. So when we chant the holy name
of Krsna, Krsna is actually present, dancing on our tongue. Thus, because
Krsna is all pure, when we associate with Him by chanting His holy name, we
become purified (ceto-darpana-marjanam). And when we become purified--when
we become Krsna conscious--we automatically develop all good qualities.
At present we have qualities that are good, and we have other qualities that
are not so good. Usually at the end of the year people make resolutions for
the new year--how they will improve in the new year. It may be that one will
try to not lose one's temper anymore, or try to not overeat. We make so many
resolutions, but after some time we fail in our determination because of
weakness in the heart. The one resolution that will eventually help us
develop all good qualities and keep our other, secondary resolutions is the
resolution to chant the holy names of God.
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