‘Ugadi should not be treated merely as a holy festive occasion. It must be regarded as a day dedicated to the Divine. All festivals observed by Bharatiyas have marvellous inner meaning. But men in general view them in terms of external observances and celebrate them with feasts and frolic. These festivals were really intended to be used for the exclusive worship of the Divine, enjoy the bliss of that devotion and overcome pain and sorrow. These holy days were instituted for the purpose of getting rid of ignorance and cultivating right knowledge, the higher wisdom and cosmic consciousness. (SSS Vol.22, p. 30)
All festivals observed by Bharatiyas have marvellous inner meaning. But men in general view them in terms of external observances and celebrate them with feasts and frolic. These festivals were really intended to be used for the exclusive worship of the Divine, enjoy the bliss of that devotion and overcome pain and sorrow. These holy days were instituted for the purpose of getting rid of ignorance and cultivating right knowledge, the higher wisdom and cosmic consciousness. (Uniq, p. 239)
The festival of Sankranti exhorts us to cultivate noble qualities. ‘Kranti’ means transformation. Therefore, the festival of Sankranti is celebrated to remind us that we should bring about transformation in our life. But, how are we reacting to this? No. The pupose of celebrating festivals is to get rid of bad qualities and cultivate good qualities. This is the significance of all the festivals of India. But people today are not realising the inner meaning of the festivals. (SSS Vol.37, p. 28)
The purpose of celebrating festivals is to experience bliss and not merely to partake in food. (SSS Vol.37, p. 186)