Idol worship relates to path of bhakti yoga. In present times one reaches God via path of jnana yoga and karma yoga, never path of bhakti yoga alone.
Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa, the guru of Swami Vivekananda initially started in search of God via path of bhakti yoga but finding God could not be reached via path of bhakti yoga alone… he finally switched to path of jnana yoga and karma yoga.
Worshipping an idol was a ritual. None in this world could reach God via path of religion. We must learn to distinguish religion from spirituality. God, stage of enlightenment can only be reached via path of spirituality by indulging in sacred texts of different religions of world. The hidden precepts of cosmic life contained in scriptures of different religions of world can only be unveiled by traveling path of jnana yoga, never path of bhakti or karma yoga alone.
By: Vijay Kumar “Atma Jnani”… The Man who Realized God in 1993 – (Ref. 161018)
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