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Idols are the windows through which you can see and relate with the vast sky or
‘brahmanda’. For example, if someone with a cell-phone stated to an
entire culture which had no idea about
 phones, that he could speak to people on
the other side of the world with a tiny device or instrument they would not
believe it. If he were to prove that he is able to talk, then he would become a
great saint and worshipped and respected. This is exactly what happened with
saints and eastern cultures also. Temples are cell phones, in those days
everyone was able to relate to the Brahmanda
through these structures. But in modern times with the cultural invasion,
ignorance has led to strong disbeliefs and misuse of such powerful resources to
the wonders of the Universal energy. Now only a few are able to operate these
cell phones and the younger generation is not able to believe that these cell
phones actually work. Secondly if at all you saw some proof of a person using
it, then you would make him a saint and call him a great saint and enlightened
person. These cell phones work and it is very easy. It is for common man and
common public - for all of us.
Just
because we lost a few keys, we can’t say that this lock will never open. Just
because we lost a few techniques we can’t say our ancestors are fools for
building these huge structures.
These ancestors were highly intelligent beings who designed, developed
and created these temples for the benefit of humanity. We seem to have lost the
technique or methods to use them for our day to day life which should not mean
that our original system itself is useless. It is much more important than any
other comforts to rejuvenate your self. Temples have played a major role in
keeping the social structure alive. Hindus are alive as a community or country
just because of these temples and it is these temples which kept our whole
culture alive even through the endless invasions. There is no culture or
civilization that did not invade India and there is no culture or civilization
that was invaded by India. It has survived with its roots with more than 10,000
years of recorded history. In modern day, societies and civilizations that are
just a few 100 years old are shaking with younger generations questioning and
rebelling and are laden with confusion and depression.
These temples were broken and destroyed repeatedly but they continued to come up
and stand in a much more beautiful way every time. For example, the Vishwanath
temple was destroyed more than fourteen times and Somanath temple was destroyed
more than seventy times. All major temples of India were destroyed at least ten
times, but they stand up again and again, because they are more -than physical
structures - they are like satellite relay centers where the high intense
spiritual energy is created. These spiritual vibrations are created and sent all
over the world to help human beings to heal them physically, mentally,
emotionally and above all spiritually. It is we who are supposed to understand
the science behind and take the responsibility to learn how to tune ourselves
and relate with this higher energy to derive the benefit from this higher
energy. It is we who are supposed to discover the keys to unlock this lock and
experience the inner treasures and it is we who should know the contact number
to activate this cell phone.
Meditation is the key to unlock this door and experience the inner treasure.
Meditation is the number through which you can activate and relate with this
higher energy. Meditation is the master key to relate to higher energy which is
also available to us in the form of moorthies
or deities to see and experience the Brahmanda
or the cosmic energy to have all the physical, mental and emotional benefits.
Practical techniques have been handed over passionately by the intelligent seers
to tune ourselves into this cosmic energy. It is our responsibility to see how
religion is relevant to spirituality. Day to day practice of religion can be
made into spirituality.
When done with awareness any ritual can become a meditation technique and
without awareness any meditation can become a ritual. There are beautiful ways
how we could make spirituality into religion and how we should make religion
into spirituality.
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Vedic Temples