Sienna Diwali - Turning on the Inner Light with Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien - Nov. 01.2025

💫𝑻𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝑺𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒂’𝒔 𝑫𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒊 𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 ✨

At this year’s Diwali Festival of Lights in Sienna Plantation - Missouri City, Texas... something deeper than sparkling lamps and joyful dances illuminated the night. Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien (AZM TDT)—founder and enlightened guiding teacher of the Universal Door Meditation Center in Sugar Land—offered a profound wisdom talk and guided meditation on “Returning to Who We Truly Are — the Awakened Mind.”

The festival’s organizers had long sought a way to help people experience the true meaning of Diwali—not only during the celebration but in daily life. When AZM TDT was invited, the event blossomed into a moment of awakening. Amid a world full of chaos and confusion, she guided everyone to touch the timeless truth within.

Amid the lively sounds and excitement, the crowd came together for a rare 45-minute stillness —to experience something beyond religion or culture: the Awakened Light inside each person. Through her talk, AZM TDT helped the audience awaken their innate wisdom and recognize who they truly are—and are not.

The session concluded with a moving dance and song performed by her students, carrying her radiant message:

“🎼𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝑶𝒏𝒆𝒔—
𝑰’𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚, 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔, 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔.
𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒏… 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏.”

Her message touched hearts and reminded everyone that Diwali is not just a Festival of Lights, but about becoming the light—of wisdom, peace, and compassion—and sharing it in our homes and communities.

The celebration reflected AZM TDT’s Great Vow: to awaken the Awakened potential in all beings and free the root of suffering. As this truth continues to spread, such moments are quietly lighting up the world—one heart, one community, one celebration at a time.

#UniversalDoor #meditationcenter #wakeup #WhoWeR #liberation
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