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**asharbiq** · 01-18-2012, 09:41 AM

I have been involved in construction and running of the temple here in USA. I do not have to go to temple. I do not pray for material things from God. Idol worship is a means to achieving knowledge, not an end. I love the community of friends be it in the Temple or Gurudwara.
When I visit any city, I find out the local temple and visit it. We also make it a point to visit Temples in India.
Of late I have started to doubt my reason for visiting temples. I go through the motion of doing archana, praticrima, and namaskaram. I do have the reverence of the place, but I may not have the bhakti that others have. I am skeptical of claims by others of miracles. I love the architecture of caves and temples as a tourist. Last time we went to Amritsar to the Golden Gurudwara and was happy to have visited.

My dilemma is this:
Is my motivation justified, or am I just going through the motion?

01-18-2012, 09:41 AM	#3
asharbiq Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 558 Senior Member	I have been involved in construction and running of the temple here in USA. I do not have to go to temple. I do not pray for material things from God. Idol worship is a means to achieving knowledge, not an end. I love the community of friends be it in the Temple or Gurudwara. When I visit any city, I find out the local temple and visit it. We also make it a point to visit Temples in India. Of late I have started to doubt my reason for visiting temples. I go through the motion of doing archana, praticrima, and namaskaram. I do have the reverence of the place, but I may not have the bhakti that others have. I am skeptical of claims by others of miracles. I love the architecture of caves and temples as a tourist. Last time we went to Amritsar to the Golden Gurudwara and was happy to have visited. My dilemma is this: Is my motivation justified, or am I just going through the motion?
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