13/03/2025
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|| Holi is the product of deep wisdom ||
People become so burdened in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, with countless worries and stress,
that sometimes it feels like leaving all this and going somewhere far away, throwing away all the burdens, and becoming free.
In the West, psychology has found a way to purify this, but in India, centuries ago, wise people linked this mental need with festivals.
In those days, all celebrations and festivals were related to religion.
All the festivals in India have some Puranic story behind them.
The story of Holi is no different from this, but now, this festival has fallen from the height of religion. It has become a means for people to vent their anger.
Like other social festivals, this too has two layers: one, Holika Dahan, and the other, mass hooliganism, which is the product of mob mentality.
The Puranic story behind Holi is a cover in which mental cleanliness has been fed.
There is so much burden of morality on the mind of a civilized man that it is necessary to expel it; otherwise, he will go mad. Keeping this in mind, the facility of expulsion has been provided in the name of Holi. Its story also has many deep layers.
The old people used to talk in stories and symbols, not logic.
It does not matter whether Hiranyakashyap and Prahlad ever existed, but the struggle between theists and atheists shown in the Puranas happens every day, every moment.
If we look at the symbol of the story of Holi, Hiranyakashyap is the father.
The father is the seed, and the son is its sprout.
Even an evil soul like Hiranyakashyap does not know that a devotee will be born in his house; theism will be born from his soul.
Look at the contradiction. Here, theism appears in the house of atheism, and Hiranyakashyap gets scared.
Osho has beautifully revealed the hidden symbolism in this story:
"Every father fights with his son. Every son rebels against his father. And this is not just a question of father and son.
Every 'today' is a rebellion against the past 'yesterday'.
The present tries to get rid of the past. The past is the father; the present is the son.
Hiranyakashyap is not an outside man, nor is Prahlad outside.
These two are two events that happen inside every person.
As long as there is doubt in the mind, Hiranyakashyap is present.
Till then, you will throw down the sprouts of faith rising inside you from the mountains, press them with stones, drown them in water, and burn them in fire—
but you will not be able to burn them. There are highways of doubt; there, the crowd is with you.
There are footpaths of faith; there, you become alone, solitary.
Doubt can only destroy, not create. Doubt can destroy but cannot create.
Faith creates, but cannot destroy."
Translation of Hindi article published in Hindustan, 10 March,25l
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