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THE PHILOSOPHYAND SIGNIFICANCE OF
IDOL WORSHIP
By
 
SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA
Sri Swami SivanandaFounder of The Divine Life Society
 
SERVE, LOVE, GIVE,PURIFY, MEDITATE,REALIZESo SaysSri Swami Sivananda
 
A DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY PUBLICATION
 
First Edition: 1960Second Edition: 1975Third Edition: 1993(3,000 Copies)World Wide Web (WWW) Edition: 2001WWW site: http://www.SivanandaDlshq.org/ 
This WWW reprint is for free distribution
 
© The Divine Life Trust Society
 
Published By
 THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETYP.O. S
HIVANANDANAGAR
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249 192Distt. Tehri-Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh,Himalayas, India.
 
CONTENTS
Worship of the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Benefits of Upasana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Saguna Upasana and Nirguna Upasana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2The Bhavas in Bhakti Yoga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Puja And Ishta Devata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3The Idol—A Prop For The Spiritual Neophyte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Everyone an Idol-Worshipper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5A Medium For Establishing Communion With God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5A Symbol of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6An Integral Part of Virat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Idol Worship Develops Devotion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Regular Worship Unveils The Divinity In The Idol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7The Image, A Mass Of Chaitanya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8When Idols Became Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Vedanta and Idol Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9From Ritualistic Bhakti To Para Bhakti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9The Glory of Hindu Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10To Sum Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11The Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Glory of Prasad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Philosophy of Hindu Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14The Siva Linga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Faith And Idol Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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