All About Bharatiya Sanatana Dharmam otherwise known as Hinduism : Ch.7- 6.1. - Swami Sivananda
======================================================================== ======================================================================= 06/12/2019. CHAPTER 7 : (HINDU) WORSHIP IN SANATANA DHARMAM - 6.1. 6.The Philosophy And Significance Of Idol-Worship -1. 1. The Idol—A Prop For The Spiritual Neophyte ======================================================================== Idol is a support for the neophyte. It is a prop of his spiritual childhood. A form or image is necessary for worship in the beginning. It is an external symbol of God for worship. It is a reminder of God. The material image calls up the mental idea. Steadiness of mind is obtained by image-worship. The worshipper will have to associate the ideas of infinity, omnipotence, omniscience, purity, perfection, freedom, holiness, truth and omnipresence. It is not possible for all to fix the mind on the Absolute or the Infinite. A concrete form is necessary for the vast majority for practising concentratio