All About Bharatiya Sanatana Dharmam otherwise known as Hinduism : Ch.7- 6.1.B. - Swami Sivananda
======================================================================= ======================================================================== 17/01/2020.. CHAPTER 7 : (HINDU) WORSHIP IN SANATANA DHARMAM - 6.1.B. 6.The Philosophy And Significance Of Idol-Worship -1. 1. The Idol—A Prop For The Spiritual Neophyte-B. B. #A Medium For Establishing Communion With God. ======================================================================== 1. Idols are not the idle fancies of sculptors, but shining channels through which the heart of the devotee is attracted to and flows towards God. Though the image is worshipped, the devotee feels the presence of the Lord in it and pours out his devotion unto it. It is the appalling ignorance of the modern sensual man that clouds his vision and prevents him from seeing Divinity in lovely and enchanting idols of His form. The very scientific advances of this century ought to convince you of the glory of idol-worship. How are the songster