The icons of Hinduism are three dimensional representations of such images that arise in the context of myth-making process of the human mind. As such, they are not products of ignorance or lower levels of religious development. They are expressions of the basic religious sentiments of the human beings just as valid as any other.
And also they are not simple imaginative constructions of the individual as the Vedantic philosophers are given to say.
These are ARCHETYPES that emerge into consciousness form the unknown depths. They are mantric configurations that are products of the Dance of Siva that take hold of the human psyches and channel the perceptual processes thereby creating understandings that give meanings to the individuals.
Whether we recognize them and worship them or not, we cannot function as human beings without the assistance of these archetypes.
It is this deep understanding of the role of archetypes in our cognitive processes that has necessitated the institution of image worship and the numerous fine arts that go along with it as central in Hinduism.
Loganathan Krishnan@ Ullaganar
This blog will share the writings and research findings of Ullaganar ( sitting on the right ), former lecturer of University of Science Malaysia, and his associate, Dr R Sivakumar,( on the left ) currently lecturing in University of Science Malaysia, Penang.
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