Nevada
(US)
(ANI):
Oscar
winner
Hollywood
star
Julia
Roberts
(Pretty
Woman),
the
recent
convert
to
Hinduism,
says
'Diwali
should
be
celebrated
unanimously
throughout
the
world
as
a
gesture
of
goodwill".
In
her
'Diwali
wishes",
published
on
the
website
of
India"s
leading
English
daily
The
Times
of
India
dated
November
three,
Roberts
adds
that
essence
of
both
Christmas
and
Diwali
is
the
same
as
both
“are
festivals
of
lights,
good
spirits
and
death
of
evil".
Roberts
further
points
out
that
Diwali
(Hindu
festival
which
falls
on
November
five)
“not
only
belongs
to
Hinduism
but
is
universal
in
nature
and
in
its
essence
too.
Diwali
ignites
the
values
of
self
confidence,
love
for
humanity,
peace,
prosperity
and
above
all
eternity
which
goes
beyond
all
mortal
factors…
When
I
think
of
Diwali,
I
can
never
imagine
a
world
broken
into
fragments
by
narrow
feelings
of
communalism
and
religion
which
does
not
care
for
human
benevolence."
“Ever
since
I
developed
my
liking
and
fondness
for
Hinduism,
I
have
been
attracted
and
deeply
fascinated
by
many
facets
of
the
multi
dimensional
Hinduism…
spirituality
in
it
transcends
many
barriers
of
mere
religion",
Roberts
stated.
Talking
of
India,
she
promised
“to
return
to
this
sacred
land
again
and
again
for
the
best
of
creativity".
Welcoming
Roberts
for
attempting
to
fathom
the
depths
of
Hinduism
and
pointing
to
its
universality,
eminent
Hindu
statesman
Rajan
Zed,
in
a
statement
in
Nevada
(USA)
today,
said
that
Hinduism
had
a
universal
appeal
which
was
very
practical.
It
offered
something
to
every
seeker
of
every
path
and
disposition.
Rajan
Zed,
who
is
President
of
Universal
Society
of
Hinduism,
suggested
Roberts
to
achieve
the
“state
of
permanent
joy" through
various
techniques
mentioned
in
ancient
Hindu
scriptures.
She
should
realize
the
Self
and
practice
regular
mediation
as
right
meditation
would
result
in
intense
inner
wakefulness.
Taittiriya
Upanishad
told
us
that
“meditation
is
Brahman
(the
supreme
Godhead)"
and
directed
us
to
seek
Brahman
through
meditation.
If
Roberts
needed
any
help
in
deeper
Hinduism
exploration,
he
or
other
Hindu
scholars
would
be
glad
to
assist,
Zed
added.