Guest guest Posted October 24, 2001 Report Share Posted October 24, 2001 Jaya Guru Datta, Here is today's saying: “It is the nature of man to find 'short cuts' for everything. To facilitate the vision of God, our Rishis have devised some symbolic objects in addition to the language of mantra. These objects are the different idols that we worship. As long as one does not 'see' the presence of the Almighty in an idol, it is nothing more than a mere piece of stone, like a language is a bundle of strange sounds as long as one cannot understand that language. One has to put in a lot of effort--like one does while learning a language- to be able to 'see' God in the idol. When one develops this ability in addition to learning the God's language (the language of mantra,) one will soon experience God's presence in the idol." Sri Swamiji, Sookti Majari, Bhakti Mala, November 1994, p. 3 Sri Guru Datta, Swamiji Says Suggest a quote for this week's Swamiji Says! Send your favorite Swamiji sayings to: swamiji-says _____ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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