Question: I have a question related to meditating on Deities in the temple in the dhāma while chanting. Does it give us the same benefit as physically being there? What about offences when mentally being there? Are there risks of offences to the dhāma?

Guru Maharaj: We should be respectful, if we see the deities in the dhāma. When you see the deities on the TV, it may not be śuci, but apparently you cannot go into the temple that way as śuci. I have never heard that seeing a picture or video of the deity, one has to...