Though Ramana Maharshi occasionaly made disparaging remarks about traditional practices such as idol woeship,he did not like his devotees to criticize such activities.If they did he would not support them.
Once for example someone asked him:"is it not foolish to make idols and worship them when we know that God is formless?"
Ramana answered in a characterisitc way by saying, 'Who is not doing idol worship? from the moment of waking in the morning ,everyone is engaged continuously in idol worship.How?By taking the body ,which is only a mental image ,to be real and by treating it like a temple statue.You bath it,comb its hair,and offer food to it 3 times a day.Who has escaped from this idol worship?"(The power of the Presence/David Godman)
who is not doing idol worship?
Posted - Jun 28 2011 : 12:13:51 PM
