IDOL WORSHIP
Hindus are champions in idol worship. They make all sorts of idols. From trees, birds, animals, human forms to multi-organed monster forms. A mind boggling array of idols !
Do Hindus think there are multiple Gods ?
Other religions find this quite funny. Especially during their indoctrination to the religion by the wise priests. They wonder whether these Hindus are really out of their minds... Taking stones and rats and snakes for God !
Rats ! LOL !
But such idol worships may not be as trivial as we think.
The concept is something like this.
Almighty is all pervading omni present and omni potent that it can be invoked in anything...as anything. When people surrender their ego and submit, the Godliness within is invoked. What ever one imagines as manifestation of God will reveal the manifestation.
Isn't that logic interesting ? It is a simple way to surrender the ego to the higher one.
If in doubt, just take an ordinary stone and think some supreme intelligent power created it. Meditate like this a few days. Do not prejudge that nothing will happen. Don't do it with suspicion either. If the belief is complete and the submission is total, one can experience the Godliness within and without by just meditating on an ordinary stone. These are scientific truths on how human minds work.
Now do not ask "Is the snake God?" or "Is the Rat your God ?" "Or Is the monkey your grand father ?" and laugh.
Even if you laugh there is no problem either.
Laughing is good for health. Why not laugh at something that is laughable ?
No one is saying that the snake is God or the stone is God. What the devotee does is trying to see the Godliness within the snake or stone. This is the basis of Idol worship.
It may look childish or amateurish. But there is a definite purpose. And that purpose is to feel one with the surroundings. The idol is a focusing medium of the mind to surrender the ego. Those who can surrender ego in other ways, may adopt ways most natural and convenient to them. There are no hard and fast rules.
If the basic requirements are not met, then there wont be any experience either, except may be wide or hidden sneer. The requirements are ;
1). Understand that the object (any object, alive or dead) is a conscious intelligent creation (By whatever)
2). There is complete devotion and surrender while being with the object of worship.
3). The place where the idol is located is to be a peaceful isolated location.
Then one merges into the tranquilness and peace of the communion while standing before the idol. The devotee feels one with the idol and surroundings and feels no fear but love and protection. All other thoughts are controlled.
Thus idol worship has its uses. One is shedding the ego. The second is respecting others even the animals or dead objects as fellow creations or beings. The third is controlling unwanted impure desire filled and evil thoughts. The fourth is experiencing oneness with the nature and surroundings of peace and protection.
Not bad .. NO ?
No laughing matter either... LOL !
Btw, I do not use this method to focus my mind.
Because there are other ways also to do that. One can use any method. But no method is laughable if it serves the purpose.
Hindus are champions in idol worship. They make all sorts of idols. From trees, birds, animals, human forms to multi-organed monster forms. A mind boggling array of idols !
Do Hindus think there are multiple Gods ?
Other religions find this quite funny. Especially during their indoctrination to the religion by the wise priests. They wonder whether these Hindus are really out of their minds... Taking stones and rats and snakes for God !
Rats ! LOL !
But such idol worships may not be as trivial as we think.
The concept is something like this.
Almighty is all pervading omni present and omni potent that it can be invoked in anything...as anything. When people surrender their ego and submit, the Godliness within is invoked. What ever one imagines as manifestation of God will reveal the manifestation.
Isn't that logic interesting ? It is a simple way to surrender the ego to the higher one.
If in doubt, just take an ordinary stone and think some supreme intelligent power created it. Meditate like this a few days. Do not prejudge that nothing will happen. Don't do it with suspicion either. If the belief is complete and the submission is total, one can experience the Godliness within and without by just meditating on an ordinary stone. These are scientific truths on how human minds work.
Now do not ask "Is the snake God?" or "Is the Rat your God ?" "Or Is the monkey your grand father ?" and laugh.
Even if you laugh there is no problem either.
Laughing is good for health. Why not laugh at something that is laughable ?
No one is saying that the snake is God or the stone is God. What the devotee does is trying to see the Godliness within the snake or stone. This is the basis of Idol worship.
It may look childish or amateurish. But there is a definite purpose. And that purpose is to feel one with the surroundings. The idol is a focusing medium of the mind to surrender the ego. Those who can surrender ego in other ways, may adopt ways most natural and convenient to them. There are no hard and fast rules.
If the basic requirements are not met, then there wont be any experience either, except may be wide or hidden sneer. The requirements are ;
1). Understand that the object (any object, alive or dead) is a conscious intelligent creation (By whatever)
2). There is complete devotion and surrender while being with the object of worship.
3). The place where the idol is located is to be a peaceful isolated location.
Then one merges into the tranquilness and peace of the communion while standing before the idol. The devotee feels one with the idol and surroundings and feels no fear but love and protection. All other thoughts are controlled.
Thus idol worship has its uses. One is shedding the ego. The second is respecting others even the animals or dead objects as fellow creations or beings. The third is controlling unwanted impure desire filled and evil thoughts. The fourth is experiencing oneness with the nature and surroundings of peace and protection.
Not bad .. NO ?
No laughing matter either... LOL !
Btw, I do not use this method to focus my mind.
Because there are other ways also to do that. One can use any method. But no method is laughable if it serves the purpose.
If in doubt just take an ordinary stone.....this para is really great n valid point )
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