All About Bharatiya Sanatana Dharmam otherwise known as Hinduism : Ch.7 : 6 - 9 &10- Swami Sivananda.
================================== Sunday, December 27, 2020. 08:50. AM. CHAPTER-7. HINDU WORSHIP-6. 6.The Philosophy And Significance Of Idol-Worship-8 9. The Glory Of Hindu Philosophy And Hindu Mode Of Worship & 10. Conclusion ------------------------------------------------------------------ How sublime is Hindu philosophy and Hindu mode of worship! It does not stop or end with worship of idol alone. The Sadhaka is taken, step by step, to higher stages of devotion and Samadhi or communion, through the worship of the idol. Though he worships the idol, he has to keep before his mental eye the all-pervading Lord. He has to feel His presence in his heart and in all objects also. Even in worshipping a small idol, he has to repeat the Purusha-Sukta and to think of the Virat Purusha with countless heads, countless eyes, countless hands, etc., who extends beyond the universe, the Lord or the Atman who dwells in the hearts of all beings. The same man who burns incense, scented sticks a