“All revere your lotus feet, Oh Goddess, Giver of all that is beautiful. Give us your form, give us victory, give us well-being, remove all hostility.” - Devi Mahatmya

The prompt for day 12 of #Gratitude30 is “beauty”. This day falls on the main day of Diwali, a day which is dedicated to Lakshmi Devi, She who is the embodiment of beauty and charm.

Her beauty is that which shines from within, that inner radiance and luminosity. Her beauty is born of wisdom and the illumination that comes from aligning with purpose. During this auspicious time of Diwali we pray to her to remove what may be blocking our radiance, our wisdom, our beauty.

We beautify our homes and spaces, we beautify ourselves (physically, emotionally and mentally) so that the Divine can be welcomed into our spaces.

How do we beautify our inner spaces? Some of the possibilities are:

🧘🏽‍♀️Meditation and focus: building the awareness of the thoughts that are present, and learning to quiet the mind

⏳Making time for rituals and routine: e.g. time for prayer or for rest

⚖️Working with philosophy: e.g. developing our understanding and practice of the ethics of yoga

📖Working with scripture: taking time to study and absorb the wisdom that has come down through the ages

What do you think are other ways of beautifying the inner space?

~Renee Arundhati

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