Baba
Use of photo
Namaskar,
#1: There is only one singular Supreme Entity manifesting Himself throughout this entire creation. It is all His image. But not everything is Ista.
#2: All sadhakas are aware about Sadguru Baba's story about how Narayan, Ram, and Shriinath are all the same philosophically, but for the mythological bhakta Hanuman, Ram is everything. Hanuman only recognises Ram.
#3: The central idea is that for Ananda Margiis the standard photo of varabhaya mudra is the proper form for them, not any other form. This point is very deep but certainly you will understand, while others may not.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/
#4: Quite frankly, all these other photos besides varabhaya mudra are harmful for one’s standard of bhakti and spiritual progress. Those other photos are fine as historical pieces, but not for sadhana / spiritual life.
#5: Parents may have thousands of photos of their child but they essentially associate their child with one particular image. They think that, "This is my child." They associate with one, i.e. the key image.
#6: And sadhakas should use that image which Baba has approved for bhaktas. And if one wishes to communicate something to Him, then one should open their heart and visualize this image in the mind.
#7: Having a lot of photos disturbs one’s deeper meditation. Such persons cannot concentrate properly as all sorts of images flood their mental plate. It is like multi-deity worship. Their mind is split and balkanised. Certainly you will understand, but others may not.
https://anandamargauniversal.blogspot.com/
In Him,
Suresh Deva
== Section 2: Links ==
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