To Akka-108

[Guest guest]

Dear Akka,

 

Thank you for your reply. I always carried the belief that the forms of

Gods/Goddesses are our own creations. You have given me a new realization that

it is the supreme Consciousness that revealed itself in the form that suits the

mental settings of the devotee. Amazing! I shall contemplate upon this. Your

response will difinitely dilute my reluctance to worship forms (although I

worship!).

 

I visualize as the supreme consciousness present in everything from the sand

grains, to the rain droplets on the leaves, to the mightiest of the stars. By

doing so I feel the expansion of my own consciousness and sometimes I experience

brilliant flashes of light being thrust upon me with newer realizations, newer

perspectives. Of course, this does not happen easily. But, it is worth giving a

try.

 

Regards,

 

Somesh

[Guest guest]

Forms are merely to assist one who cannot worship Formless (bad

term: not "formless" as in "lacking form" - but you understand). Far

better to do without them. The question is, how many truly can

worship the Formless with all their heart (i.e. how many do

need that crutch). Pretty much every Sage I was blessed

talking to, agreed that it's a crutch - they differed only in

to what degree and how widely it is necessary...

 

Note - there is a difference between revering the forms (seeing

all of them as manifestations of Formless) and worshipping the

forms...

 

Regards,

Uri-David

 

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somesh siddapura math

Tuesday, September 16, 2003 8:22 AM

To Akka-108

 

 

Dear Akka,

 

Thank you for your reply. I always carried the belief that the forms of

Gods/Goddesses are our own creations. You have given me a new realization that

it is the supreme Consciousness that revealed itself in the form that suits the

mental settings of the devotee. Amazing! I shall contemplate upon this. Your

response will difinitely dilute my reluctance to worship forms (although I

worship!).

 

I visualize as the supreme consciousness present in everything from the sand

grains, to the rain droplets on the leaves, to the mightiest of the stars. By

doing so I feel the expansion of my own consciousness and sometimes I experience

brilliant flashes of light being thrust upon me with newer realizations, newer

perspectives. Of course, this does not happen easily. But, it is worth giving a

try.

 

Regards,

 

Somesh

 

 

 

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