So far we have explained what is self realization and how does creation happen. This blog is intended to shed some light on the concept of god in Hinduism but before we dwell further in to the topic it is important to re-visit the first blog. In our first blog (How to begin a spiritual journey?) we mentioned that to understand God we must first understand Self because everything is the creation of the God, including self. Since self is also a creation of God, self becomes the easiest medium to reach the God. We are always asked to close our eyes before we offer our prayers to god so that we can realize self and connect with God.
Coming back to our topic of concept of god in Hinduism, Shrimad Bhagvad Gita describes God as one which is omnipresent, ever existent, infinite with no shape. As per Gita God is believed to exist in each one of us and each one of us exist within God. This is a tricky one to understand but this is something like the world we perceive through our senses creates our consciousness and consciousness is actually a state of the mind which exists within. So, at the same time the world is existing outside as well as within us.
God is worshipped in the form of Devi-Devatas as per Hindu tradition and each Devi-Devata is considered as a manifestation of the supreme soul. Since Hindus believe that God is infinite and omnipresent, Hindus created many manifestations of God and each manifestation represents a different form of supreme soul. For example Lord Hanuman is the manifestation of God in its supreme strength, Lord Shiva is the manifestation of God in its supreme destruction form through which transformation happen, Lord Krishna is the manifestation of God in its supreme knowledge, Goddess Laxmi is the manifestation of God in its supreme wealth. Hindus even advocate worship of nature, like river Ganga as Maa Ganga or mother Earth or Peepal tree or Tulsi plant. As per Hindus each of the manifestation of God is invoked by a set of rituals and practices. These rituals and practices are well covered across Vedic scriptures. Hindus believe in idol worship because each idol is also a part of the omnipresent God and God can be invoked by using idols as a representation. Though God is omnipresent but it actually exist within our faith.
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