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Re: TOO MANY HINDU TEMPLES IN U.S.
103355.1727@CompuServe.COM wrote:
> In fact we Hindus have the right idea by coming up with this great
> way to worship God, through idols, which REPRESENT the various
^^^^^^^^^
> aspects of God.
I disagree, in gaudiya vaishnavism there is no difference between the "idol"
of God in the temple and God Himself.
> This is more rational than praying to an unidentifiable being,
> such as the act of praying to the heavens or praying to Mecca(is
> God in Mecca?)
> God is everywhere and everything. that alone justifies our use of
> idols. It is also for that reason that there are NOT ENOUGH
> TEMPLES IN THE U.S.
God is everywhere, but the so called "idol" is the _person_ God (according to
Gaudiya vaishnavism). The concept of God as an eternal (and the Supreme)
*person* is very very important.
> -Ashok Sastry
-sg
