Hey PK, what's wrong with Idol worship?

The so called intellectuals call idol worship is wrong and say it is based on ignorance. Why? Because in their head they think that the man who bows to the idol is bowing to a stone - an inanimate object that can't listen and act. No doubt it is a stone, but if the academic elitist has risen above his limited thinking, he would understand it is an abstract way of connecting to the invisible divinity that is not within the ambit of human sensory perceptions. 

For the ever turbulent human mind to focus on something, it has to be within the ambit of sensory perceptions. Something to see, touch and feel helps him in gathering his aliveness to the moment. When one looks at the stone or the photo, the connectivity happens to one's own inner self. The more the senses that gets involved in the act of worship, the more aware you become of the moment you are in. That's why in temples you find idols to see, bells to hear, fire to feel, fragrances to smell and offerings to eat and corridors to contemplate. Idol worship focuses on bringing you to the moment, not promising goodies later in some imagined heaven.

In what way is a sculpted stone different from a photo, a cross, a tomb, a sacred place of worship, a holy book? Are they not inanimate objects too? Why is that cherry picked as good and the rest as bad? If God is omnipresent, how can one not show reverence to everything and anything? Either the so called intellects should say there is no God and therefore nothing to worship or realize that everything is omnipresent consciousness that can be worshiped. They just want to impose their mediocre understanding of life and consciousness on the masses?

When a lover looks at the photo of his beloved, it doesn't mean he is in love with the photo but it is his way of longing for the person who is not in his presence. When a mother looks at the photos of her child, it is to recollect memories. It is human nature to be emotional and it needs an expression. Movies abuse the freedom of expression to propagate their narrow minded motives under the pretext of awakening the society. Well if that's the case, in what way could the dumb movie be better than a stone? Why do they put posters with picture of the hero in it? Or why can't they make it an audio recording of the movie? When they want to bring about maximum expression, why can't the worshiper choose his way of expressing that devotion?

To the believer the stone kindles deep emotions. To the mother photos bring back fond memories. To the academicians certificates boost their ego. To the enlightened everything is an object of great reverence.

Of course the stone, the cross or the book can't listen, talk or consume the offerings, but to the person whose intellect has truly attained clarity, he would exhibit compassion to the evolving intellects and their modes of worships. So long the masses remain a spectator without deeper understanding as to why certain things are done, the ignorant misleading elitist league would thrive.

Why religious fanatics hate their God?

Every religious devout on this face of Earth believes that his / her God alone is true. They love their God and would go to any extent to prove their loyalty to that God. The stauncher his fanaticism the greater is his unflinching devotional practices. The books and prophets are revered as God. They kill and destroy in the name of absolute allegiance to that God. This planet has seen much bloodshed and would see lot more because man wants to write the ever merciful name in blood.

Ironically, it is the faithful who claim that God created the whole universe. They would vouch for God's creative prowess. They claim their God is all pervading and powerful, They declare their God is merciful and kind. 

Well the Greatness of God is indeed unlimited but they don't like that. He hates his God to create any other religion other than his own. He dislikes any other path to salvation. He hates his God to have a name other than the name that is known to him. It is man's dictum that God should adhere to? So it looks like. Man hates existence to explore with few experiments since it is beyond his understanding. It is man's inability to fathom the completeness that brings abiding books of rules. Any creation by the creator that is not to his liking belongs to the devil. The devout create an entity called devil which had been toying with the invincible and powerful almighty all these eons and he must rush to protect his God. God would wonder if his self declared army have really understood his invincibility. Is God so fragile that he should have a set of followers to keep praising his greatness and boost his ego? Did the compassionate God create a devil and expects his followers to die? No other creation of his can be this stupid than his creation that is capable of thinking.

Imagine a world where all colors are white, all flowers be rose, all animals lion, all trees as palms, all faces as yours, all humans of same race, height and weight, all weather winter, all shapes squares would you appreciate God's creativity. It would be a sickening world to be but that's exactly what the ultra religious expect their God to do. It has to be their religion and their way. They demean the very God they love. They belittle God thanks to their narrow mindedness. What gives them authority to judge the creativity of this creation, God only knows. Creativity is the nature of God and there will be no dearth of creativity in this existence. It is the diversity and the combination of diversity that creates further uniqueness. 

In the absence of the promised heaven and the so called goodies in after life would the devout still love their God? Do they think God really follows a stick and carrot corporate policy? Should there be a price for such a divine love? Should there be a tag for the merciful? How else can we make it cheaper and uglier in expressing our gratitude to this ever pervading divine love? 

P.S. The creation can't be complete without this fanatic absurdness anyway. It is just another creation in existence that would be destroyed like any other!