When we go to the church, there is generally always a crucifix with Lord Jesus Christ. Everyone kneels down in front of him and cry and pray. He is a deity. They are focusing their attention on him. One of the greatest of the Catholic saints, St. Francis of the Assisi, his spiritual life really began when he went to a church in a helpless destitute position and prayed to the deity of Christ. He saw the deity cry and then he heard the deity speak and give him an instruction to surrender.
In Islam, they have big mosques and there is nothing in the mosques. But they are all bowing down in the direction of Mecca. That is their deity. Mecca is a place; it is not just an imaginary concept. They are concentrating their minds on something physical, offering their respects and their worships to something physical. They also worship Quran.
In the Jewish faith also they have some sort of deity worship. One time I was in Jerusalem for one of their biggest festivals. It is festival where they take out Torah, their holy books, and they were offering crown to it.
The Sikhs, too, worship their holy book Guru Granth Sahib. Their book is their deity.
By Radhanath Swamy
Thank you so much for enlightening about diety worship in all religions in one form or other.
Wonderful analogy.
Thank you so much maharaj for enlighten us.
His Holiness Radhanath Maharaj has wonderfully spoke on deity worship in different religions.
This is indeed amazing realisation on deity worship across all religions of this world. Faith in the worship and respect of deity is indeed the essence of all religions. Thank you for sharing this article.
Maharaj has a very deep knowledge about all the religions.
In Vaishnava tradition, having a personal form of God as Deity is most beautiful and spiritually uplifting.
Nice article by Swamiji……….
Thanks for letting us know how deity worship is universal.
Very revealing Article from Radhanath Swami! Thankyou for sharing!
thank u for the information. misconception cleared.
wonderful and amazing light show by mahraj how deity worship is there in all religions.
thanks for sharing
Such a wonderful explanation connecting together other religions with the concept of the universality of deity worship.
Radhanath swami has shared his realization about deity worship here. The Lord personally accepts the deity form to accept the offerings of his devotees.
Amazing knowledge delivered by Maharaj.
Radhanath Swami is very clear in his understanding
worshiping God in Deity form is accept in all the religions in one way or other
Although deity worship is disregarded in many faiths but as Radhanath Swami states, in every religion they have some kind of deity which they worship. The word worship will be incomplete if there is no object/deity receiving it.
very nice article
Radhanath Swami is giving us the essence of all religions which starts from Diety Worship
Many people criticise us for idol worship in reality all religions follow similar principles if its thorughly analyzed one may be able to understand. We are fortunate Radhanath Swami is givingus the clear understanding
Impersonalism is just the creation of our minds. As Radhanath swami so nicely describes here, personalism is a fact beyond doubt!
Maharajah is explaining that Deity worship is performed in all the religion of the world. In India we are fortunate to perform elaborate Deity worship according to the Vedic rules and regulation.
Nice Explanation.
Radhanath Swami Maharaj has studied all the major religions of the world, hence his words are enriched with experience.
Radhanath Swami always sees the equality in all modern religions. How the essence is the same in all traditions just like the Vedic Culture.
Yes Deity worships is establishing process of love in our heart.
Thank you Radhanath Maharaj for giving such nectar drops.
Things are more clear now by mercy of Radhanath Swami
That’s a nice one…
So it is clear that deity worship is not a mental concoction /speculation , rather it has been authorized by all religions in some or other form. Thank you Radhanath Swami maharaj such a nice sharing.
Maharaj understands that all religions point to the one God.So he regards them all knowing very well that Krishna is the summum bonum.His views being non-sectarian would also make his followers respect others.Thank you Maharaj for this understanding.
Shows Radhanath swami’s perfect vision of all different traditions
Great to know deity worship in different world faiths.
We are so fotunate that Radhanath swami after studying all the the different faith has given us the essance of the spritual life.
Radhanath Swamis articles are an eye opener.
The article shows the universal presence of Deity worship
Very nice article. Thank you very much for sharing.
Maharaj has so nicely explained how dynamic the DIETY and diety worhip can be.
Maharaj can extract the essence from all religions. Thank you Maharaj – that removes the need for everyone to go through all the different religions!
Maharaj has nicely decribed how a spiritual paths leads to the same destination
Maharaj has nicely explained how other religions in some form or fashion also do diety worship.
H.H.Radhanath Swami Maharaj ki jai
Every religion has some kind of worshipable deity. Radhanath Swami explains this perfectly through beautiful examples.
Radhanath Swami has given a deep message by showing examples from almost all the major religions. He has such deep understanding of other religions and sees them on the same platform.
Scanning religions with wisdom, very interesting….
Radhanath Swami has a magnanimous heart that can accomodate and see the good in all religions – in fact his travels at a very young age and exposure to various religions has given him a deep sense of understanding and appreciation of all the major religious orders of the world
nice explanation on deity worship across all religions.
LORD IS SO MERCIFUL SO THAT HE COMES IN DEITY FORM AND ALLOWS US TO RENDER SERVICE
The vedic tradition of Deity worship is there in all religions of the world in some form or the other.
ya.. Deity worship so universal.
Here Radhanath Maharaj is clearly explaining that in every form of religion, there is a deity form & the citizens offer their respects to the deity.
Yes The God is present everywhere in diety form in temples,churches etc.He is also present in holy books wherin He give us instructions how to live in this human form of life and perfect our lives.Thanks you Radhanath Swami for giving this knowledge to us.
Radhanath Swami Maharaj is explaining deity worship.
Radhanath Swamis teachings are based on sound philosophy and not on sentiment
Radhanth swami maharaj is a real monk who dont creticize any religion rather he sees the similarity in it.
Amazing commonality across all faiths!
Amazing..Radhanath Swami is telling us here how Deity worship is a common practise in all religions and it is not mental imagination, as some people say about it…
Thank you Radhanath swami for giving us Faith in Deity worship.
By this it looks that there is some form of deity worship in all religions. H.H Radhanath Swami Maharaj has appreciation to all religions and is equipoised.
That was so nice to know !
Essentially all religions are the same – they teach love for God
Radhanath Swami give respects to all ttafitions.
Radhanath Swami’s vision is amazing.