Wishing all medhavis a very happy and prosperous Deepawali !

May we all move steadily towards light.

asato ma sadgamaya

tamaso ma jyotirgamaya

mrtyorma amrtam gamaya

Lead me from the asat to the sat.

Lead me from darkness to light.

Lead me from death to immortality.

(Brhadaranyaka Upanishad — I.iii.28)

The above link leads to a wonderful article on the upanishadic mantra referred here.