Wisdom by Spiritual
leader and Art of Living Founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
“The ancient people connected a particular type of energy to
a particular form. It is totally scientific. If you go deep into it, you will
be amazed by how beautiful this ancient knowledge has been.” – Sri Sri Ravi
Shankar
Q: If God has no form or
shape, then why does Hinduism have so many idols and temples?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Guruji answers:
The
ancient Vedic people discovered that (as human beings) we cannot relate to
something that has no form. You are talking to me, but do you talk to the space
next to me here? If you do, then you must have gone mad and you will be taken
to the mental hospital. What do you relate to? To a form! We can only relate to
forms. This is why they created so many forms and said, "When you need to
relate to the highest spirit, relate through this form".
Gods
and Goddesses have subtle forms (light forms) and not physical forms. They have
subtle energies. The ancient people connected a particular type of energy to a
particular form. It is totally scientific. If you go deep into it, you will be
amazed by how beautiful this ancient knowledge has been.
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