tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405905068718334950.post4345073201286732439..comments2009-03-19T13:13:57.394-04:00Comments on A Modern Hindu's Perspective: Deities and devotion, then and now.Yatri Trivedihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15141796913108015035noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405905068718334950.post-57118321066016114072009-02-23T15:11:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:11:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment! That was one thing that I...Thanks for the comment! That was one thing that I had completely forgotten about! I'll have to address that in another post, for sure.<BR/><BR/>My intent here was more to illustrate the validity of embracing more "conceptual" ideas of God as well as more "concrete" images of Gods. You make an excellent point about the nature of direct knowledge of the divine.Yatri Trivedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141796913108015035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405905068718334950.post-47871680537711428622009-02-12T12:32:00.000-05:002009-02-12T12:32:00.000-05:00the way i look at it and the way it was explained ...the way i look at it and the way it was explained to me is that the reason for the "middle man" so to speak is because most if not all of us are incapable of grasping and realizing/understanding that underlying source that is Brahman. For that reason, these "demigods" of sort were created; as a means of putting a face/characteristics to something that truly has no face, no nothing. He just is. Multiple facets that ultimately all lead to the same person. Considering Hinduism as being polytheistic is really a mistake and most people know it to be so; at least they're now becoming more aware of that idea. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post. Keep writing. I like reading =)userahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069837662714210412noreply@blogger.com