Light symbolizes "Knowledge" while darkness represents ignorance. Knowledge removes ignorance just as light removes darkness. Furthermore, knowledge is a lasting inner wealth by which all outer achievement can be accomplished. Hence we light the lamp in reverence to knowledge as the greatest of all forms of wealth.
Why not light an electric bulb? That too would remove darkness.
But the traditional oil lamp has a further spiritual significance.The oil or Clarified Butter(ghee) in the lamp symbolizes our negative tendencies and the wick, the ego. When lit by spiritual knowledge, the negativity get slowly exhausted and the ego too finally perishes. The flame of a lamp always burns upwards. Similarly we should acquire such knowledge as to take us towards lofty ideals.
Why not light an electric bulb? That too would remove darkness.
But the traditional oil lamp has a further spiritual significance.The oil or Clarified Butter(ghee) in the lamp symbolizes our negative tendencies and the wick, the ego. When lit by spiritual knowledge, the negativity get slowly exhausted and the ego too finally perishes. The flame of a lamp always burns upwards. Similarly we should acquire such knowledge as to take us towards lofty ideals.
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