They sink deeper in darkness, those who worship sambhuti. [Yajurveda 40:9]

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" Andhatama pravishanti ye asambhuti mupaste " . [Yajurved 40:9]

 

Translation 1.

They enter darkness, those who worship natural things (for example

air, water, sun, moon, animals, fire, stone, etc).

They sink deeper in darkness those who worship sambhuti. (Sambhuti

means created things, for example table, chair, idol etc.)

[Yajurved 40:9]

 

Translation 2.

" Deep into shade of blinding gloom fall asambhuti's worshippers.

They sink to darkness deeper yet who on sambhuti are intent. "

[Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T. H. Giffith pg 538]

 

" Ekam evadvitiyam "

" He is One only without a second. " [Chandogya Upanishad 6:2]

 

" Na casya kascij janita na cadhipah. "

" Of Him there are neither parents nor lord. " [svetasvatara Upanishad

6:9]

 

" Na tasya pratima asti "

" There is no likeness of Him. " [svetasvatara Upanishad 4:19]

 

" na tasya pratima asti

" There is no image of Him. " [Yajurveda 32:3]

 

" shudhama poapvidham "

" He is bodyless and pure. " [Yajurveda 40:8]

 

" shudhama poapvidham "

" He is bodyless and pure. " [Yajurveda 40:8]

 

" Na samdrse tisthati rupam asya, na caksusa pasyati kas canainam. "

" His form is not to be seen; no one sees Him with the eye. "

[svetasvatara Upanishad 4:20]

 

 

The religion of the Veda knows no idols

 

" The religion of the Veda knows no idols, " says Max Müller; " the

worship of idols in India is a secondary formation, a degradation of

the more primitive worship of ideal gods. "

 

 

The stone idols have drowned the world

 

Kabeer, some buy idols and worship them; In their stubborn-

mindedness, they make pilgrimages to sacred shrines.

They look at one another, and wear religious robes, but they are

deluded and lost.

Kabeer, someone sets up a stone idol and all the world worships it as

the Lord.

Those who hold to this belief will be drowned in the river of

darkness.

Kabeer, the paper is the prison, and the ink of rituals are the bars

on the windows.

The stone idols have drowned the world, and the pandits, the

religious scholars, have plundered it on the way.

 

Sri Guru Granth Sahib (Shaloks Of Kabeer Jee:, p. 1371.)

 

 

The ignorant fools pick up stones and worship them.

 

In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, O Nanak, the Jinn, the demons, have

taken birth.

The son is a demon, the daughter is a demon, and the wife is the

chief of the demons.

The Hindus have forgotten the Primal Lord; they are going the wrong

way.

As Naarad instructed them, they worship idols. They are blind and

mute, the blindest of the blind.

The ignorant fools pick up stones and worship them.

But when those stones themselves sink, how will they carry you across?

 

Sri Guru Granth Sahib (Shalok, p. 556.)

 

 

" The idol gives not the hungry and saves not the dying. "

 

" IDOL WORSHIP

 

PART 1. INTRODUCTION

 

Sikhism believes in One immortal formless God. The God of all people

regardless of religion or race. God is self-illumined, without fear,

sans enmity. Truth is Gods name.

 

PART 2. THE STONE GODS

 

The Guru Granth Sahib rejects any worship of physical items such as

stone idols, animals or plants. The worship of images, tombs or

sacred stones is also rejected.

 

" They, who say the stone is God; in vain is their service. He, who

falls at the feet of the stone; vain goes his labour. My Lord ever

speaks. The Lord gives gifts to all the living beings. The Lord is

within, but the blind one knows not. Deluded by doubt, he is caught

in a noose. The stone speaks not, nor gives anything. In vain are the

ceremonies of the idolater, and fruitless his service. " (Guru Granth

Sahib, Arjan Dev, P.1160)

 

" The idol gives not the hungry and saves not the dying. " (Guru Granth

Sahib, Nanak, P.1240)

 

PART 3. THE HINDU IDOLS

 

Although Guru Nanak's parents were Hindus, he rejected the theory of

the Hindu stone gods. Since most of the Sikhs are originally from

India it has been difficult to rid themselves of this concept.

 

" The Hindus have forgotten the Primal Lord and are going the wrong

way. As Narad instructed so worship they idols. They are blind, dumb

and the blindest of the blind. The ignorant fools take stones and

worship them. Those stones when they themselves sink, how shall they

ferry thee across? " (Guru Granth Sahib, Nanak,P.556)

 

PART 4. PLUCKING LEAVES FOR STONE GODS

 

The idol worshipper plucks leaves from flowers and then they throw

them over the stone idols. The verses below show that plucking the

leaves kills life for a useless cause.

 

" Thou tearest off the leaves, O lady gardener but in every leaf there

is life. The stone (idol) for which thou pluckest the leaves, that

stone is life-less. In this, thou art mistaken, O lady gardener. The

True Guru is the living Lord. " (Guru Granth Sahib, Kabir, P.479)

 

" The blind ignorant ones stray in doubt and so deluded, deluded they

pluck flowers for worship. They worship the lifeless stones and adore

tombs. Their service all goes in vain. " (Guru Granth Sahib, Ram Das,

P.1264

 

PART 5. CONCLUSION

 

The worship of idols in any form does not free the mind to doing

services of just cause. The rewards are none to them, the reward

achieved in their lives are of consequence and not the result of idol

worship. People always need some sort of hope when their minds are

not yet enlightened. The philosophy of The Guru Granth Sahib takes

one to a higher plane of thinking to rid the mind rituals. "

 

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Monotheism proves then, the pointlessness of idols and of images that

come between man and God.

 

" If we consider the most ancient evidence left by homo sapiens, we

can see that man has always been aware of the existence of a Supreme

Being, who is Lord of all things and of all living creatures.

 

Using every conceivable means, human beings of every era have always

tried to show their feelings of deep respect (and reverence) towards

God and to perform what is due to their Creator.

 

This is why Islam has always stressed the possibility of direct

communication with God. Even those who have fallen into idolatry have

never denied the existence of the Creator, but have simply put their

idols and images in His place. And this is still happening today.

This being the case, how can we recognise a true prophet and what is

his or her mission?

 

The mission of the prophets is to reveal the will of God, that is, to

provide a logical and tangible explanation of religion as it is

experienced in our daily lives.

 

Genuine monotheism - the belief in a Supreme Being - means (or

implies) the unshakeable oneness of the whole creation between man

and God. Monotheism proves then, the pointlessness of idols and of

images that come between man and God. The mission of the prophets is

thus to set human beings on the right track, and in order to do this,

the prophets have used two parrallel and complementary paths:

 

- the way of learning, based on theology and philosophy

- and the way of Self-Knowledge or Self-Realisation

 

This is why we find in our Holy Book, the Koran, both scholastic

discourse and phrases which hint at the " way in " to knowledge of the

Highest Self. The concrete means of putting this message into

practise is what is offered to us in this age by Shri Mataji Nirmala

Devi.

 

To back up this Truth, if you will allow me. I will quote these words

of the Prophet Mahomet, who tells us: " God is closer to man than his

own veins. " And the Prophet says: " With the knowledge of the Spirit,

man will begin to know himself, so as to finally achieve knowledge of

God. " " With the purification of his inner being, man becomes

conscious that he is the Spirit. "

 

It is thus the experience of spontaneous Self Realisation - which is

revealed by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - and Sahaja Yoga - which is the

practise which she teaches - both spontaneous Self Realisation and

Sahaja Yoga are in perfect harmony with the teachings of Islam. It is

because of this revelation by Shri Mataji that I have wanted to speak

to you tonight. "

 

Ayatollah Dr. Mehdi Rouhani

(Address delivered by Ayatollah Dr. Mehdi Rouhani at the Royal Albert

Hall on Thursday 3rd July 1997)

 

 

" This union of Atma and Shakti as the protector of one's existence is

important to understand . . . At a practical level what this means is

that if one goes against the Spirit, identifying with anything apart

from it, the heart 'catches'...

 

When we come to Sahaja Yoga the Tantra is damaged and impure and the

heart 'catches.' There is nothing to be upset in that. One should

settle down silently and work to undo the 'catches,' gradually and

slowly. The whole Library of Divine Knowledge is at one's hand and if

the heart's desire to evolve the being and achieve the Absolute is

pure, the solution to every problem will occur automatically,

effortlessly and spontaneously — Sahaj.

 

The ultimate act against the Spirit is to worship that which has no

Spirit — gross matter or raksasas. Shri Muhammad inveighed against

both.... The Atma and its expression is the sole Reality in the

Universe. "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi