I wanted to write bout this for a long time ago... Few months ago, there was a programme about religion where the issue of why Hindus worship GOD in a FORM (deity). There was a anolog given by the speaker telling why we shouldn't whorship The Supreme Personality in a Form...
"there is a couple who loves each other so much, all of sudden the husband had to go out of town. After few days, the wife starte to miss him and she captured another guy, then assumed that guy's picture as her husband...."
The boy who stood up for Hindu answered,"Wwhy must her capture another guy and assume as me, if she really loves me means i'll be in her heart".
The speaker said," U have the answer why we shouldn't give GOD a form"...
Am not sure whether others find it wrong or not, but i felt offended when i heard about it. And was kinda cursing myself cause couldn't attent, if not surely i would've argue about it. Since he gave an anolog why we shouldn't, here is another anolog why we should...
""if we put mail into an authorized mailbox it will be delivered to the address written on the envelope.
But if we drop that mail into some box other than an authorized mailbox, it will not be delivered.
~~ Similarly, if we create some form, call it God, and worship it, all according to our own mental concoction, there will be no benefit and our act will be condemned by GOD.""
Anyway, its not just any form that given for the deity, we create a form according to the actual description of GOD's form given in the revealed scriptures, and if we worship that form according to the rules and regulations given by GOD in the scriptures, we will achieve excellent results in achieving the LOVE of GOD...
According to the scriptures, the are nine processes of devotional services, and one of it is worship HIM, (arcaana), refers to Deity worship. Furthermore, the principle is that if we want to love God, we must be able to develop some personal relationship with Him. Although in our impure state, we are not qualified to see the original spiritual form of God and to worship Him; though, by His mercy He has agreed to appear in the form of His Deity. So that, we can Love HIM...:)
Therefore, the whole process of Deity worship gives us an opportunity to practice serving God. As the devotee renders continuous and regulated service to the Deity according to the methods authorized in the scriptures, the impurities of our heart gradually become cleansed and our natural loving relationship with the Lord is manifest. Without being able to relate to God in some personal way there is no question of learning to love Him, even though He is all pervading and can accept our offering any time or place...
Plz, do add on if others know more about it...thanx (^_^)
Coretan di akhir Ramadhan
5 years ago
