Re: Are deities that are made of resin bona fide

Nityananda, Gauranga, Hare Krishna.

Everything we see and everything we don�t see is made by God and belongs to Him.
Why is it then that we, humans, tend to grade things and make statements that
some things/plants/animals (which He eventually created) are to be avoided or cannot be
presented nor offered to God? Who are we that we are to reject parts of
His creation?

God Himself says: �If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower,
fruit or water, I will accept it� (BG9.26)  So why would God hesitate if I use
wood, resin, stone, copper or even gold to make a statue of Him and offer that
to Him?

If we just think about it, we take a leaf from a tree and offer that to God.
We take a small piece of His Own creation and offer that to Him. What is the
practical use for God by giving Him something He already created/owns? In the BG-verse 9.26, the
answer is given: the love and devotion in the offering is what really matters to Him.

So, whatever the material of the statue, it is the prayer, the love and devotion
for God which is really important.


Nityananda, Gauranga, Hare Krishna,
Damodara Svarupa dasa

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