Instant Goddesses? ( reply by adi_shakti16 )

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sugar/erica, i can relate to what you are saying... when i was in my

teens I was a great elvis presley fan- i owned every single album of

his, saw every movie in which he was the hero - and we even had our

own little fan club- of course, the elvis mania was replaced by beatle

mania and soon the four beatles became the object of my adoration and

adulation...looking back, i don't know what it was but it was just

some kind of an obsessive-compulsive disorder- but believe it or

not, there is something fascinating about rock stars and movie stars-

for one thing, some of them are highly successful (I whatever way you

want to define success)and for some reason, in the eyes of the

teenagers , they become "role models" or "heros and heroines."

 

i don't know know about erecting temples for these celebreties but

some of the sports heros are represented in the hall of fame. the

point is , in both cultures, it is quite natural for people to adore

and appreciate and honor those who have made a name for themselves in

all walks of life.

 

one thing i know about amitab bachan - he is known -for his charitable

contributions to worthy causes...ANY TIME THERE IS A NATURAL DISASTER

OR CALaMITY LIKE EARTHQUAKE ETC, these film stars organize charity

shows and donate funds for relief and recovery efforts. right now, i

understand michael jackson is organizing a concert to raise funds for

the victims of wtc terrorist attacks....

 

the whole point is it is ok to admire someone ; love someone for the

right reasons but as long as we do not lose perspective !

 

remember, "WE CAN ONLY LEARN TO LOVE BY LOVING "- MAYBE, LOVE FOR

"MADONNA" MAY TURN INTO REAL LOVE FOR "MADONNA" (MOTHER MARY..)

 

LOVE AND PEACE....

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phil, i really liked what you had to say !

 

in india, anyone who teaches you something is called a guru ! believe

me, a picture of my dance teacher who taught me the classical dance

form known as bharatanatyam is placed with all the other deities in my

pooja room- in factm, i have enormous respect for him and treat him

with a lot of veneration...

 

i can under4stand your feelings for phil collins- he deserves all the

respect you extend to him...

 

most of the rock stars , sports stars and other celebrities do cash in

on their talent to raise funds for worthy causes- elizabet taylor and

Michael jackson have raised a lot of funds for war on "aids" ! not so

long ago, lady di herself donated a lot to philantrophy....

 

in our recent dance tour we raised a substantial amount of money - one

half t of which was donated to india's gujarat and orissa relief

efforts and the other half to the american red cross for the victims

of wtc attacks.

 

again, to reiterate, god or goddess is not some alien "entity" living

in another planet- he is the "atma" dwelling in the lotus of one's own

heart... you can visualize this atma as "lakshmi" , "saraswati",

"durga" or "shiva" or " krishna" or any other istha devata!!!!

 

i am pleased to note you are also a devotee of hanumanji - hanumanji

is the most worshippable of all devotees- devotee of sree rama -

anyone who worships hanuman is sure to find a place in vaikunta

loka...

 

well, i will leave you with these lines from a famous phil collins

song I love....

 

It must be love, I'm feeling

This must be love

Oh this must be love, I'm feeling

This must be love

 

 

yes, love it is- be it for durga mata or your fellow being because

that is what the human heart is capable of feeling - love.... small

love transforms into big love, love for the universe- love for the

entire creation...

 

love, maaa