You cannot know it!

(continued from “Why doHindus worship idols?”)

There is no more clear denial of the perceptible form of God than the following verses from one of the well known Hindu scriptures namely the Këna Upanishad

“That which cannot be described by words, but that from which words get revealed, know that alone as the God. And not that worshiped by people (as an object).

That which cannot be comprehended by the mind, but that by which the mind works, know that alone as the God. And not that worshiped by people (as an object).

That which cannot be seen by the eyes, but that which is the force behind the eyes, know that alone as the God. And not that worshiped by people (as an object).

That which cannot be heard by the ears, but that which is the force behind the ears, know that alone as the God. And not that worshiped by people (as an object).

That which cannot be smelt by the nose, but that which is the force behind the nose, know that alone as the God. And not that worshiped by people (as an object)”

(Këna Upanishad verses 1.5 to 1.9)

That being the case, the puzzling question that remains is – “why do Hindus worship idols?” I will come to that next.

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