Idol Worship

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"pegreen123" <PEgreen123 wrote:

> In Jnana College the student begins to experience that the

> consciousness of the murti and the consciousness of their own self

> are essentially the same in different forms, so worship in the

temple is the same as worship to their own higher self. Finally, at

the PhD. level the evolved saint sees divine conscious shimmering

everywhere in all directions and maintains just enough physical

sense of presence to remain in the body. For them there is no need

to do anything or go anyway as the whole world has become God's

effulgent temple, and in that temple there is nothing own and

nothing to renounce. Even so, many great beings for their own simple

pleasures and enjoyment are drawn to the power of holy sites,

temples included.

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The top most devotees who also turned out top most jnanis by

achieving the top most laurels by pleasing the Lord are ....

 

Hanuman, a topmost devotee identified Lord Rama and served Him and

always said `I am servant to Lord Rama'. He even performed many

miracles also and still he has given credit of them to Rama only.

(Dasoham kosalendrasya.....) For such worship, Lord has given future

creator post to Hanuman.

 

St. Peter, St. John, St. Luke... identified Lord Jesus by His divine

knowledge and participated in the propagation of divine knowledge.

 

Gopikas identified and worshipped Lord Krishna, the then human

incarnation only and got the highest fruit of top most Goloka.

 

Swami Vivekananda participated in the mission of propagation of

divine knowledge on the order of the then human incarnation Rama

Krishna Paramahamsa.

 

Likewise the disciples of Adi Sankara worshipped Him as lord and

latter on participated in the propagation of divine knowledge.

Meerabai also propagated Krishna Bhakti by composing hymns and

propagated them.

 

In all these the disciples identified the Lord in the human form

during their time and participated in His mission as servants. So,

first one should identify the Satguru and then learn divine

knowledge from Him. These disciples worshipped their Satguru. At His

order, they participated in the propagation of divine knowledge as

Service to Lord. Service only proves our real devotion, which

consists of Karma phala tyaga (sacrifice of money) & karma sanyasa

(physically participating in His mission).

 

They were not in any illusion of Advaita. Sankara who propagated

advaita (Non-dualism) showed to His disciples that 'you are all not

Lord. I am only Lord' by drinking molten lead. The disciples could

not drink it. So, only Sankara is Lord in human form and not

disciples. If disciples themselves are not Lord, normal human beings

cannot even think of in their dreams also.

 

If everybody is God, what is the meaning of spiritual effort? God

needs Spiritual Effort to reach God? God created the universe

consisting of animate and inanimate objects. He preaches divine

knowledge and does miracles also, if required. If anybody claims to

be Lord or God, he should be able to do all these things. Greatest

devotees never claimed themselves as Lord, they always love to serve

the Lord in human form. Satguru (lord in human form) has to be

identified by His divine knowledge and serve that Satguru only not

any guru. Satguru only can clear all doubts of all disciples. Gurus

are devotees having some divine knowledge. So they may sometimes

clarify some doubts. Their knowledge is limited only. Only Satguru

(lord in human form) will only have the infinite knowledge and

clarifies all the doubts of all disciples.

 

Like the studies in our materialistic life, one has to pass through

elementary, higher, college and should finally enter university.

After studies in University one will join job to serve the country.

Like wise, one should serve Lord in human form.

 

Self-analysis is the analysis of self with the help of Satguru who

can only show your internal situation. Ex. a doctor can only see the

x-ray and diagnose the ailment and give you medicines. Reaching Self

is only an intermediate step in the spiritual journey towards the

final goal of reaching Lord. Reaching self is not reaching Lord.

 

In spiritual effort three important things are there. 1) knowing

about self 2) Knowing the destination 3) the path to reach the

destination. Regarding knowing about self, it is sufficient if you

know that you are not the destination. Regarding knowing the

destination, you should identify the Lord in human form and He is

our destination. the identification is by His true infinite

spiritual knowledge.

 

Path is the most essential part of spiritual journey. The path

leading to Lord is full of sacrifice only, which is only the real

indication of our true love towards Him. That is why Jesus told the

path leading to kingdom of Lord is very narrow filled with thorns.

Because practical sacrifice nobody enjoys. Sacrificing words, mind

and intelligence can be done without botheration as Lord has already

given them freely.

 

at the lotus feet of shri datta swami

surya

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