Guest guest Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 Every human is an incarnation of God, right? So can one reach enlightenment by worshipping any ordinary person as god/goddess? Does that only work with Avatars, or certain spiritual advanced persons like ones Guru? Or does that also work with commpletely ordinary persons? For instance Indian women in erlier times regarded their husbands as gods, and then there is also the worship of Devi in form of virginal girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 Alexandra Kafka <alexandra.kafka wrote: Every human is an incarnation of God, right? So can one reach enlightenment by worshiping any ordinary person as god/goddess? Does that only work with Avatars, or certain spiritual advanced persons like ones Guru? Or does that also work with completely ordinary persons? For instance Indian women in earlier times regarded their husbands as gods, and then there is also the worship of Devi in form of virginal girls.SRO Ramakrishna ye NamahVivekananda Center Londonhttp://www.vivekananda.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 Hello, My personal opinion about it is, It does matter whom does one take as object of faith. If the person, if he/she is alive and interacts with you, is not matured or to say so spiritually blessed, one can get wrong directions from him/her. If one has faith in someone, most of the time it happens that, one often wish to get direct meaning or reason of certain things happening aroud him/her. At these points one may endup in getting wrong directions. The things may differ if the person is not alive or does not interact with you directly. In that case it depends on either probability or the way one is brought up, that he will get the right directions. But if in such an incidence one also follow some good books then i think that one may achieve spiritual upliftment. All these are my personal opinion and I beg your pardon for my naive thoughts. dhananjay. --- Princess ratna <rajraniran wrote: > > > Alexandra Kafka <alexandra.kafka wrote: > Every human is an incarnation of God, right? > So can one reach enlightenment by worshiping any > ordinary person as god/goddess? > Does that only work with Avatars, or certain > spiritual advanced persons like ones Guru? > Or does that also work with completely ordinary > persons? > > For instance Indian women in earlier times regarded > their husbands as gods, and then there is also the > worship of Devi in form of virginal girls. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2003 Report Share Posted June 29, 2003 Dear dhananjay, Thanks for your comments. But i am partly agree with you , not fully. However, its also my opinion. Please, keep in touch with your views. Aditi. --- dhananjay <dhananjaytambe wrote: > Hello, > > My personal opinion about it is, It does matter whom > does one take as object of faith. If the person, if > he/she is alive and interacts with you, is not > matured > or to say so spiritually blessed, one can get wrong > directions from him/her. If one has faith in > someone, > most of the time it happens that, one often wish to > get direct meaning or reason of certain things > happening aroud him/her. At these points one may > endup > in getting wrong directions. > > The things may differ if the person is not alive or > does not interact with you directly. In that case it > depends on either probability or the way one is > brought up, that he will get the right directions. > But > if in such an incidence one also follow some good > books then i think that one may achieve spiritual > upliftment. > > All these are my personal opinion and I beg your > pardon for my naive thoughts. > > dhananjay. > > > --- Princess ratna <rajraniran wrote: > > > > > > Alexandra Kafka <alexandra.kafka wrote: > > Every human is an incarnation of God, right? > > So can one reach enlightenment by worshiping any > > ordinary person as god/goddess? > > Does that only work with Avatars, or certain > > spiritual advanced persons like ones Guru? > > Or does that also work with completely ordinary > > persons? > > > > For instance Indian women in earlier times > regarded > > their husbands as gods, and then there is also the > > worship of Devi in form of virginal girls. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 Hello, GOD is like light and man like a screen with a hole. The larger the hole the more the light comes through. Thus in Masters the hole in the screen is very large while in ordinary people the screen is small. So if you worship an ordinary person the either you need to have a very strong faith or a lot of patience, while with Masters their mere glance is enough to bless one with eternal bliss. Regards, Hiral --- adity SenGupta <pupusg wrote: > > Dear dhananjay, > Thanks for your comments. > But i am partly agree with you , not fully. > However, its also my opinion. > Please, keep in touch with your > views. > > Aditi. > > > > > --- dhananjay <dhananjaytambe wrote: > > Hello, > > > > My personal opinion about it is, It does matter > whom > > does one take as object of faith. If the person, > if > > he/she is alive and interacts with you, is not > > matured > > or to say so spiritually blessed, one can get > wrong > > directions from him/her. If one has faith in > > someone, > > most of the time it happens that, one often wish > to > > get direct meaning or reason of certain things > > happening aroud him/her. At these points one may > > endup > > in getting wrong directions. > > > > The things may differ if the person is not alive > or > > does not interact with you directly. In that case > it > > depends on either probability or the way one is > > brought up, that he will get the right directions. > > But > > if in such an incidence one also follow some good > > books then i think that one may achieve spiritual > > upliftment. > > > > All these are my personal opinion and I beg your > > pardon for my naive thoughts. > > > > dhananjay. > > > > > > --- Princess ratna <rajraniran wrote: > > > > > > > > > Alexandra Kafka <alexandra.kafka wrote: > > > Every human is an incarnation of God, right? > > > So can one reach enlightenment by worshiping any > > > ordinary person as god/goddess? > > > Does that only work with Avatars, or certain > > > spiritual advanced persons like ones Guru? > > > Or does that also work with completely ordinary > > > persons? > > > > > > For instance Indian women in earlier times > > regarded > > > their husbands as gods, and then there is also > the > > > worship of Devi in form of virginal girls. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 Hello Hiral, I think that in the process of gaining spiritual advancement major role is played by the person who wants to achieve it, rather than the person who is medium for this achievement. you can also read from the life of Shri Ramakrishna that there were some people who spent their entire life Him, but didnot get much spiritual upliftment. the person who gives it is just a open book, the knowledge is gained by the person who refers to it in a right way. about the case where the one is worshiping so called ordinary person, the case is slightly different. its true that in both the cases the later needs great efforts. but achievements like that of Eklavya and the one given in the book on Shri Ramakrishna are also possible. what i personally think that if one is perfectly clear that why one needs spirituality in life, the remaining things are depends on ones capability of realising things for oneself. so which ever great personality one has good (not blind) faith in, should work! finally these are my personal thoughts so pardon me for my limited knowledge. take care, dhananjay. --- Hiral Somaiya <hiralsomaiya wrote: > Hello, > > GOD is like light and man like a screen with a hole. > The larger the hole the more the light comes > through. > Thus in Masters the hole in the screen is very large > while in ordinary people the screen is small. So if > you worship an ordinary person the either you need > to > have a very strong faith or a lot of patience, while > with Masters their mere glance is enough to bless > one > with eternal bliss. > > Regards, > Hiral > --- adity SenGupta <pupusg wrote: > > > > Dear dhananjay, > > Thanks for your comments. > > But i am partly agree with you , not fully. > > However, its also my opinion. > > Please, keep in touch with your > > views. > > > > Aditi. > > > > > > > > > > --- dhananjay <dhananjaytambe wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > My personal opinion about it is, It does matter > > whom > > > does one take as object of faith. If the person, > > if > > > he/she is alive and interacts with you, is not > > > matured > > > or to say so spiritually blessed, one can get > > wrong > > > directions from him/her. If one has faith in > > > someone, > > > most of the time it happens that, one often wish > > to > > > get direct meaning or reason of certain things > > > happening aroud him/her. At these points one may > > > endup > > > in getting wrong directions. > > > > > > The things may differ if the person is not alive > > or > > > does not interact with you directly. In that > case > > it > > > depends on either probability or the way one is > > > brought up, that he will get the right > directions. > > > But > > > if in such an incidence one also follow some > good > > > books then i think that one may achieve > spiritual > > > upliftment. > > > > > > All these are my personal opinion and I beg your > > > pardon for my naive thoughts. > > > > > > dhananjay. > > > > > > > > > --- Princess ratna <rajraniran wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Alexandra Kafka <alexandra.kafka > wrote: > > > > Every human is an incarnation of God, right? > > > > So can one reach enlightenment by worshiping > any > > > > ordinary person as god/goddess? > > > > Does that only work with Avatars, or certain > > > > spiritual advanced persons like ones Guru? > > > > Or does that also work with completely > ordinary > > > > persons? > > > > > > > > For instance Indian women in earlier times > > > regarded > > > > their husbands as gods, and then there is also > > the > > > > worship of Devi in form of virginal girls. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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