Worship of Sri Mahameru An Introduction

Language: English
Pages: 168 (48 B/W Illustrations)












Preface

 

People who are not suffering often take the attitude that they are perfectly happy without religion. By such rationalization, many are convinced that religion is a course which those who are thus inclined may follow, and others need not. But we do not know what is coming tomorrow. The possibility of suffering is there. The ordinary human being is not free from that possibility. This is why Sankhya says that we should follow those Divine Laws by which we will be freed permanently from the causes of physical, mental, and spiritual suffering, so there is no possibility of their recurrence.

 

But, Vedanta philosophy explains that this is not enough; this is not the whole end of religion. If we experience only the peace of mere absence of pain, sorrow, or excitement, we will eventually say, “knock me on the head to relieve this boredom”. We do not want to be merely peaceful. A person who has had too much of peace, without positive happiness, is willing to accept even sorrow in order to have a little change in his life. Beyond peace is the state of Divine consciousness, ever new bliss that will never grow stale. Religion not only free us from all suffering, but also blinds us to this eternal happiness, to cosmic happiness in God. Religion kills the germs of sorrow, so they cannot infect our happiness. It destroys the roots of suffering, and ensures attainment of positive Bliss.

 

The development of bhakti movement in Hindu Religion played a most important part in the evolution of different religious sects which became established in India. The three most widely worshiped deties are Sakthi, Durga and Kali. Sakthi, the mother Goddess, conceived as power both destructive and creative, has also been an object of