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 -------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, January 19, 2021. 07:16. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are different stages of worship. The first is the worship of idols. The next is recitation of Mantras and offering of prayers. Mental worship is superior to worship with flowers. Meditation on the Absolute or the attributeless Nirguna Brahman is the best of all. The supreme state is Self-realisation or Brahma-sakshatkara. The second in rank is meditation. The Yogi practises Sadhana or unceasing meditation on the Supreme Self. The third is the worship of symbols. The fourth is the performance of rituals and pilgrimages to holy places. The Sastras and Gurus are like kind mothers. They take hold of the hands of the aspirants, take them step by step, stage by stage,

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #OPINION : Tuesday, January 12, 2021. 07:46. AM. 2318. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- MESSAGE TO STUDENTS : 8. NEVER IMITATE THE WEST, 9. LEARN YOUR CULTURE: BE PROUD TO BE A BHARATIYA ----------------------------------------------------------------- MESSAGE TO STUDENTS - Sri Swami Chidananda. (Lecture delivered by Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj at the 1st Zonal Orissa Divine Life Conference at Khurda Road on 1st December 1974) Dear Parents, Children, and Teachers, MESSAGE TO STUDENTS-4. 4. THE ESSENCE OF BHARATIYA CULTURE  ----------------------------------------------------------------- :"To Children and Youth of Bharatham who are misguided by some evil forces, in the name of student wings sponsored by dirty political parties like Congress, Communists, and all regional criminal politics etc., ... eliminate these demons and purify th