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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 sta...

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #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 purif...

  ================================== 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 stic...

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # OPINION : Monday,  November 02, 2020.  : 08:23. AM..2287.. MESSAGE TO STUDENTS :  6. THE GOLDEN PERIOD OF LIFE : ============================================== 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-3. 3. THE ESSENCE OF BHARATIYA CULTURE : ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6. THE GOLDEN PERIOD OF LIFE : I will tell you, my beloved young friends, the indi vidual’s life between sixteen and thirty is the most precious period. That period of fourteen years is a golden period. It is the most precious period. If this period is properly managed, if...

  -------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, October 13, 2020. 07:14. AM. CHAPTER-7. HINDU WORSHIP-6. 6.The Philosophy And Significance Of Idol-Worship-8 8. From Ritualistic Bhakti To Para-Bhakti. --------------------------------------------------------- 1. Bhakti is of two kinds, viz., higher Bhakti or Para-Bhakti, and lower Bhakti or ritualistic Bhakti. Ritualistic worship is Vaidhi or Gauni Bhakti. It is formal Bhakti. Vaidhi Bhakti is the lower type of devotion depending on external aids. The mind becomes purer and purer. The aspirant gradually develops love for God through ritualistic worship. He who does ritualistic worship rings bells, adores a Pratika (symbol) or Pratima (image), does Puja with flowers and sandal paste, burns incense, waves light before the image, offers Naivedya or food for God, etc. 2. Mukhya Bhakti or Para Bhakti is advanced type of devotion. It is higher Bhakti. It transcends all convention. A devotee of this type knows no rule. He does...

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # OPINION : Thursday,  September 17, 2020.  : 7:42. AM..2240. MESSAGE TO STUDENTS : 3, 4, 5. 3. THE ESSENCE OF BHARATIYA CULTURE : 4. THE ESSENCE OF EDUCATION : 5. THE INDESTRUCTIBLE SPIRIT : =================================================== 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-3. 3. THE ESSENCE OF BHARATIYA CULTURE : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. THE ESSENCE OF BHARATIYA CULTURE : The essence of Bharatiya culture is character and the essence of character is in self-con...

-------------------------------------------------- Friday, August 28, 2020. 6 : 45. AM. CHAPTER-7. HINDU WORSHIP-6. 6.The Philosophy And Significance Of Idol-Worship-7 7. Vedanta And Idol-Worship - Continued ... --------------------------------------------------------- 1. Madhusudana Swami, who had Advaitic realisation, who beheld oneness of the Self and who had Advaitic Bhava, was intensely attached to the form of Lord Krishna with flute in His hands. Tulasidas realised the all-pervading essence. He had cosmic consciousness. He communed with the all-pervading, formless Lord. And yet, his passion for Lord Rama with bow in His hand did not vanish. When he had been to Vrindavana and saw the Murti of Lord Krishna with flute in His hands, he said: “I will not bow my head to this form.” At once Lord Krishna’s form assumed the form of Lord Rama. Then only he bowed his head. Tukaram also had the same cosmic experience as that of Tulasidas. He sings in his Abhanga: “I see my L...