OM Namah Shivaya,
Sun is outside, but the knowledge that - this is sun is inside us. Without this knowledge, we do not understand what sun is.
In the same way, in idol worship (not arch puja
), God is outside, the who gives inspiration to worship him? It is the God who is inside us - Shiva
In the same way, we understand scriptures according to our intellect. Understanding, or anything that touches our heart is directly given by God, hence it touches heart. Only thing said from heart can touch our heart too. God resides in our heart.
We read many things, but only a few words or statements touch our heart, which transform ourselves. All these readings is to increase faith in God, uproot negative emotions, have faith in him and worship him, stay at his lotus feet. If we fail, then the purpose of reading shastra-s is defeated.
Dvaita, Advaita, forget it. If we surrender to Shiva, he will take care of us and give what is best for us. Lord will show us truth. We should have such a faith says Sri Ramakrishna. Infact Shiva is ready to take care of us. It is only we who want to take care of ourselves. All you need to do is allow him to take care of yourself.
If you have noticed, Adi Shankara BhagavadpAda, means 'Shankara at the feet of Lord' or 'Shankara who has attained lotus feet of Lord'. pada = feet. Shankara is his name and to separate him from later Shankaracharyas who hold his name, he is called Adi Shankara.
People say that Adi Shankara revived all shastra-s, which includes all purANa-s (I assume). In this case, he would not revive which is not authentic, specially considering his short life span. I am also not aware of any story in any purANa-s be it tamasic, that finally conclude, Adharma wins over dharma. Guru Gita, is a part of Skanda PurANa
I will read your personal life story in free time. Thanks for sharing.
OM Namah Shivaya
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