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======================================================================== ======================================================================= 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...

======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESSENTIALS OF THE HIGHER VALUES OF LIFE : 1.3. SRI SWAMI CHIDANANDA. : "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, etc., ... eliminate these demons and purify this Holy Nation to maintain Sanatana Dharma here." On Subjects :- 1. Sanskrit, Scriptures, and great Rishi-s, Acharyas, and great Guru-s of this Nation; 2. To bring back lost glory of this Nation, before this generation; 3. To create enthusiasm on the self-respect of this country. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPINION : 21/11/2019 : 1963. ---------------------------------------------------------------------...

======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 03/11/2019 CHAPTER 7 : (HINDU) WORSHIP IN SANATANA DHARMAM - 5. 5. Puja And Ishta-Devata  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Puja is the common term for ritual worship, of which there are numerous synonyms such as Archana, Vandana, Bhajana, etc., though some of these stress certain aspects of it. The object of worship is the Ishta Devata or guiding Deity or the particular form of the Deity whom the devotee worships—Narayana or Vishnu as such, or His forms as Rama and Krishna in the case of Vaishnavas, Siva in His eight forms in the case of Saivas and Devi in the case of Saktas. The devotee selects sometimes his Kuladeva or Kuladevi, family Deva or Devi, for his worship. Sometimes, the Devata is ...

======================================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESSENTIALS OF THE HIGHER VALUES OF LIFE : 1.2. SRI SWAMI CHIDANANDA. : "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, etc., ... eliminate these demons and purify this Holy Nation to maintain Sanatana Dharma here." On Subjects :- 1. Sanskrit, Scriptures, and great Rishi-s, Acharyas, and great Guru-s of this Nation; 2. To bring back lost glory of this Nation, before this generation; 3. To create enthusiasm on the self-respect of this country. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPINION : 23/09/2019 : 1908. ---------------------------------------------------------------------...

========================================================================  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  17/09/2019 CHAPTER 7 : (HINDU) WORSHIP IN SANATANA DHARMAM -4 4.The Bhavas In Bhakti Yoga : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Yoga of Bhakti or Devotion is much easier than Jnana Yoga or philosophical meditations. In Bhakti Yoga, the devotee establishes a near and dear relationship with the Lord. He cultivates slowly any one of the six Bhavas according to his temperament, taste and capacity. Santa Bhava, Dasya Bhava, Sakhya Bhava, Vatsalya Bhava, Kanta Bhava and Madhurya Bhava are the six kinds of attributes of devotees or Bhavas towards God. The Bhavas differ in type and intensity of feeling. The different Bhavas are arranged in order of their intensity. Dhruva and Prahlada had the feel...

========================================================================= OPINION : 10/08/2019 : 1881. ========================================================================== Dear Members,          Respected family members of this great holy Nation. ( VERY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL FOR STUDENTS ) *REQUEST ALL  STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS MUST READ THIS TOPIC          **IT IS URGENT IMPORTANCE IN THE PRESENT SITUATION  OF THE NATION  ( VERY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL CHAPTER FOR STUDENTS ) On Subjects :- 1. Sanskrit, Scriptures, and  great  Rishi-s, Acharyas,  and  great  Guru-s  of  this  Nation. 2. To bring back lost  glory of  this  Nation, before this  generation. 3. To create enthusiasm  on  the  self-respect  of  this  country. ==================================================...

21/07/2019 CHAPTER 7 : (HINDU) WORSHIP IN SANATANA DHARMAM -3 3.Saguna-Upasana And Nirguna-Upasana Upasana is of two kinds, viz., Pratika-Upasana and Ahamgraha-Upasana. Pratika means a symbol. Pratika-Upasana is Saguna-Upasana. Ahamgraha-Upasana is Nirguna-Upasana or meditation on the formless and attributeless Akshara or transcendental Brahman. Meditation on idols, Saligrama, pictures of Lord Rama, Lord Krishna, Lord Siva, Gayatri Devi, etc., is Pratika-Upasana. The blue expansive sky, all-pervading ether, all-pervading light of the sun, etc., are also Pratikas for abstract meditation. Saguna-Upasana is concrete meditation. Nirguna-Upasana is abstract meditation. Hearing of the Lilas of the Lord, Kirtana or singing His Names, constant remembrance of the Lord (Smarana), service of His feet, offering flowers, prostration, prayer, chanting of Mantra, self-surrender, service of Bhagavatas, service of humanity and country with Narayana-Bhava, etc., constitute Saguna-Upasana. Chanting of...