'Idol'ogy - Not just scientifically proved.

Hi all, after a long break I am back in blogging with one of the interesting topic. 

Recently, I was stunned by my friend's reaction when I tried to explain reason behind one of our old tradition. His reply was prompt too. Here are his words, "Now-a-days every one is tagging their non-sense blind tradition with a bull shit Scientific reason" and he went on to say about his thoughts where he told that our tradition values only idols but not the devotion. Devotion needs no idol to be worshiped, we just need to feel it.!. As there is not much preferences given to idol worshiping in other popular religions.

For me the first part of his reply found to be logical and an experienced one too. People are just using those two words "Scientifically proved" blindly to prove something which is illogical. But the later part of his reply was seriously unacceptable.

So what do you think, Do we really need idols for the purpose of praising and praying???

Here is an answer. Ultimately and obviously has a spiritual purpose also. Feelings of an individual has many dimensions, so as the reason behind our devotion. This very reason of devotion make us to pray and praise the god. According to Upanishats (Ishavasya) in every action we do, we must feel the presence of god. without him nothing can be existent. The emotional vibrancy we get when we see the idol of Lord Ugra Narasimha  is completely different from that of Rama idol. Same holds good with Hanumantha, ganesha etc idols. Basically its the mental stability what we get when we are depressed. That's why when we see our scripts, solution for different types of issues/problems points out worshiping different gods.
(Likewise there are many situations where we need a idol which represent the solutions to our thoughts)

Quoting an example historically, Bala Gangadhara Tilak used worshiping Ganesha idol as a tool to build back the unity among the freedom fighters by carrying out processions locally throughout the country. Interestingly purana says worshiping Ganesha helps in improving team building skills.


Hope this is not just a scientific reason my friend!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for reading...:-)