The Formless Idol !

If we worship an idol, will we go to hell, where there is a lake which burns with fire and brimstones? NO, we won’t.

There is formless worship in Islam, Hinduism (Yes, it believes in formless worship too) etc. Though Bible is against it, the way most of the Christians see a cross (in most cases, which has an embossed Christ) is nothing but idolatry (and it has nothing to do with worshiping the God as Spirit). May be Hindus are one of the prominent ones who use idols to worship.

Giving a form to the formless is not a ‘sin’. But the thing is one need to grow from there. In the early stages of the path (in the look-out for a better understanding about God and His ways), one may use some form, if one faces some difficulty in understanding the formless nature of God. It is like giving an introductory lesson about electricity with the help of some electric equipments like light/bulb, battery etc. To really understand what electricity is, one need to get a ‘feel’, same with God. One cant find him in books, though He is there in books too. .He is not the idol you worship, though His presense is there even in an idol or rock. See/think beyond the idol....see the formless even in the form. Open up your eyes and look around. When you are keen enough, many things around you, even a river, a bird, grass…. can teach us a lot about God.

One should not get stuck to the idol or form. Move from the form to the formless. God is like water, formless, but it can assume any form according to the container.