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Re: TOO MANY HINDU TEMPLES IN U.S.
BHARTI (101504.2344@CompuServe.COM) wrote:
: deviding the Sanaatan (HindU) dharma. Has any Sadhu thought of
: going on hunger strike for INDIA eg removal of the cyrruption, or
: womens right, removal of untouchability, real education etc. Not
: yet. They are mainly interested in their own Sampradaays. One
: saint would not even go to a temple of the other. WHY THEN SO
: MANY TEMPLES?
: If at all we need temples then we should have a truely SANAATAN
: MANDIR, without associating aby name of aby sampradaay's with it.
: Let us teach our children about Hinduism, not about a sampradaay
Right. And all the money thay spend in the constructioin and
maintenence of that place. I some time question my self "Does GOD
really live in there?" This is how a temple is made (as far as my
knowledge is)
Sone Swamy gets an idea of builting a temple.
He (or Her) and their followers go on collecting money. Money can come
from any where, a gunda, a smugler, a cheap politition, any one...
Then they get a contractor whos job is to built excellent struture. He
gets workers (on daily wages) and gets the work done. He makes sure
that he gets maximum profit in that either by using bad material and/or
by paying low wages.
Once the construction is over, nither the contractors, nor the workers
are interested in going in there. They have to build another one.
Then some priests are called to do some puja. They speak some language
which may be they themselves don't understand. People are fed and the
doner's name is written all over the walls. After the ceremony is over,
all go home.
For maintenence, they hire a person for cleaning of the temple and one
for cleaning the idols. He is just doing his job.
Thus the people who donated the money, one who built it and the one who
brought the idol to life (the pran pratishtha puja) all of them don't
want to go to the temple.
Does GOD really live in a structure like this?
This is like someone calling me to stay with them. But after I go to
their house, nither the owner of the house, nor the family members, nor
the servants wants to talk to me. If I am in such a situation, I would
think of running from that place as soon as possible.
I say this is just a big business. Making money/prestige/power and
thing like that. I hate to use the word "temple" for such structures.
Sorry if I have offended any one but these are the facts that I have
noticed.
If anyone has a different view let me know.
Have a nice (and thoughtful) day.
Amit.
