- In one sentence, briefly describe how the murti puja originated
- List two benefits of doing Murti Puja
- List one evidence that proves that God does reside in Murti
- What was Thakorbhai Patel suffering from?
- What effect did the first spoon of the sacntified water given by Yogiji Bapa have on Thakorbhai Patel's body?
Benefits of doing Murti Puja
- mind is purified
- Diverting focus on god is made easier
- Increases our bond with god which results in more manifestation and realisation of the presense of god is felt
Story behind Murti Puja
Let's see a prasang
Evidence that the god does reside in Murti
- Thakorbhai Patel, an eminent gynecologist, was elected the Mayor of Baroda City in the late 1960's.
- An abscess in his liver threatened to kill him
- He was also aware that he will be counting his last breaths within a few days
- In ancient times, the Indian rishis worshipped the forces of nature such as Varun, Indradev etc...
- As it is hard to create an image in mind, they began to make Pratimas of god out of clay, stone and considered them as god
- Premanand Swami was garlanded by the Murti of Gopinathji
- Yogiji Maharaj had frequent talks with the Murti.
- WE TOO SHOULD SEE THE ACTUAL PRESENCE OF GOD IN THE MURTI