Visiting a Hindu temple, receiving the shakti from the majestic Gods
of our religion, can altogether change the life of an individual. It alters the flow of
the pranas or life currents within his body. It draws his awareness into the deeper
chakras. But the change is slow. He lives with the experience for months and months after
his visit to the temple. The devotee comes to know and love the Deity. The Deity extends
sublime psychic assistance, but never tests or punishes a devotee. Shakti coming from the
great temples of our Gods can change the patterns of karma dating back many past lives,
clearing and clarifying conditions that were created hundreds of years ago and are but
seeds now, waiting to manifest in the future. Through the grace of the Gods those seeds
can be removed, if the manifestation in the future would not enhance the evolution of the
soul.
"As the worshipper sees the image of his Deity
in stone, clay, wood, or painting, then the God grants light from the Self completely of
His own accord. Thus as fire from wood, the moon casts its reflection in the water pot
spontaneously."
- Karana Agama
If a temple or shrine is not available for
worship, then it is possible to establish a communication with the Deity through
visualization. Take for example, Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed governor of nature,
dharma, science and knowledge. Worship of Lord Ganesha is immediate; to think of His form
is to contact Him. Close your eyes for a second, visualize His murthi or form and a direct
communication has begun. This is like punching in a code on a computer terminal which
gives immediate access to a central supercomputer. All information and answers to every
question are now available. Wherever we are, whatever we are doing, we can use the
computer terminal of our brain and code in the divine image of Lord Ganesha. We have
complete access to His grand computer mind which has been programmed over eons of time and
naturally encompasses the intricacies of the universe in all its ramifications and
simplicities.
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