Worship and Respect

 As we all know Buddha is a man (we may call him a spiritual genius). He should be "respected" and NOT "worshipped" for his thoughts". "Worship" is "blind", while "respect" requires the mind to be "open" for new thoughts. "worship" is "stalled", while "respect" is "progressive". Buddha should be thought of as a "Guru" OR rather, humanity will benefit more, if it treats Buddha as a "Guru". In India we say God cannot be present "everywhere" with every human being, that is why he has created "Guru" for knowledge and "woman" for care. Regarding the "form of Buddha", it might be as simple as the Japanese Sculptors have imagined him in the form of Japanese man. The Indian Sculptors have imagined him as an Indian man.  I do not think the statues/forms reflect our "Ego". It's "how you look at the statue", will reflect the Ego. If we see "God" in the statue, we will worship it and be "closed" about further improvements. If we see "Guru" in the statue, we will respect it and be "open" about improvements. Being "closed", will be seen as Ego, and being "open" will be seen as adaptable and progressive! It is also believed that Hinduism supports "form-less" version of God. Then why some deities have forms? Actually, Hinduism supports both "form" and "no-form" of God. I think mankind will progress more if they believe the "no-form" version of God.