Diwali Puja. Sintra, Lisbon (Portugal) – 2 November 1997. Today, we have gathered here to worship Shri Lakshmi. In Diwali, in India, they worship Lakshmi because a great rakshasa called Narakasura was killed; also that Lakshmi came out of the sea, at the same time, long time back.  I mean, I should say, this is like Her different appearances on the same [unsure].geog region.  Lakshmi is the Goddess which gives us wealth, gives us prosperity. She is very blissful, no doubt. She gives you protection and also She is very humble because She stands on the lotus. She is very light, [which] means She does not put Her pressure on anyone. These are symbols of Shri Lakshmi. But also She is a part of Mahamaya in the modern times only.  When people get Lakshmi, the money, they don’t understand that She is their Mother firstly, and She is to be respected.  When this kind of a perverse idea of Shri Lakshmi comes in such countries, such people meet their last end and destruction of the worst type ever. So this Lakshmi has to be used with a big balance, like standing on a lotus and not get into the pond, where there are all kinds of creatures to eat you all.  You have to stand on the lotus: that means that you are above all the lures of this Maya.  Also in Sanskrit and in our languages, we call Lakshmi as the Maya. If somebody gets lot of money, they Read More …