To misuse such temples, to spoil the sacred atmosphere of their precincts, to forget their holy mission, to decry the conventions and customs prevalent there, and to pave the way for their decline and desecration - this is undoubtedly Adharma, and not Dharma. Those who do these things have neither inner nor outer light; they are in utter darkness. Temple-worship, the company of sages, the recital of the Name, the adoration of the image or symbol - these are external sources of Light. Dhyanam, thapas, manana - these are the sources of inner illumination. Devoid of both, how can men experience the vision of Divine Glory?

No wonder Thulasi Das Goswami once declared: "Do you require light inside the house as well as outside? Then place the lamp on the doorstep! So too, do you desire to spread the illumination of Santhi outside yourself as well as inside? Then place the Name of the Lord on the tongue, which is the doorstep of your personality! The lamp on the tongue will not flicker or fade or be put out by any storm. It will confer Santhi on you, as well as on all whom you meet, the entire world".

Therefore, for the salvation of the individual evoke the Vision of the Form. The very memory of the Name will evoke the Vision of the Form. That Form, in all its enchantment and glory, is depicted in temples for the inspiration of the aspirant and so, whether the ordinary eye sees it or not, the seekers of the Atmic truth find temples indispensable.