is that wrong?

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QUESTION)

Hi One of my classmates raised this issue.. she was a hindu before her family

converted to christianity.. and she said: God says that do not worship me in the

forms of idols ( in the bible) ... is this true? I personally feel i cannot

worship an unknown force and for this we view God in the 108 forms that we have

.... is that wrong? and another thing about vibudhi comming out of sri sai baba

photos in devotees' houses.. and miracles like that.. its known that spirits

dwell near these idols.. so are miracles such sort a good thing or an evil thing

I am a practising hindu..but believe in all religions...so i'm slightly confused

about this.. Please clarify this for me

thank you, Priyanka

 

ANS:

AS YOU NEED A CURRENT FAN, TO EXPERIENCE ALL PERVASIVE AIR, YOU NEED A

TELEVISION SET TO SEE THE ALL PERVASIVE FIGURES AND SOUNDS, AS WE NEED A BULB OR

SOME SUCH DIVISE TO EXPERIENCE THE ELECTRICITY THAT IS SPREAD ALL THROUGH THE

WIRE, SO ALSO ONE NEEDS AN IDOL OR SUCH A PLACE, THROGH WHICH ONE CAN FEEL GOD.

EVEN CHRISTIANS HAVE A CHURCH AND A STATUE TO PRAY. DON'T YOU THINK THAT ITSELF

IS IDOL WORSHIP? THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. HE IS THERE IN

EVERY FORM, SO ALSO IN CHRIST. WE HAVE A SLOGAN NOW, IN OUR GITHA JYOTHI

"WORSHIP YOUR OWN ....RESPECT ALL". ANY PERSON BELONG TO ANY RELIGION

 

SHOULD PRAY AND WORSHIP THAT. AT THE SAME THEY SHOLD LEARN TO RESPECT OTHER

FAITHS ALSO. CRITISIZING OTHERS IS ALWYS A MEAN HABIT. WE PEOPLE FOLLOW VEDAS,

NEVER CRITICIZE ANY WORLD RELIGION, MAY IT BE ISLAM OR CHRISTIANITY OR EVEN

ETHEISM. WE SHOULD KNOW TO RESPECT THEM. AT THE SAME TIME THEY SHOULD KNOW TO

RESPECT US TOO. OTHERWISE, IT BECOMES ONESIDED AND HURTING FACTOR TO SOME.

 

IN FACT, THEIR OWN COMMANDMENTS SAY 'LOVE THEIR NEIGHBOUR AS YOU LOVE

THYSELF'.IF THEY UNDERSTAND THIS, THAT ITSELF IS PLENTY.

 

WE DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT VIBHOOTHI FROM SOME HANDS. FROM PEOPLE ITSELF IT'S

APPEARNACE IS NOT KNOWN TO US, WHAT TO SAY ABOUT IT FROM PHOTOGRAPHS.

 

IF FAITH IS SO UNFATHOMABLE, YES, VIGRAHAS ALSO USED TO RESPOND IN OLDEN DAYS.

NOW ALSO IT IS POSSIBLE IN SOME WAY. NO OTHER SPIRITS WILL APPROACH GOD AS LONG

AS HE WILL BE THERE. BUT HIS SO CLLLED DEVOTEES SHOULD ALLOW HIM TO STAY THERE.

RIGHT!