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of universal realisation. Hence, the Hindu temples throughout India have various
deities whose quality is represented in various forms, installed for the purpose
of kindling the devotees dominant quality (which quality is represented in the
form of the personal deity). Our temples represent this type of worship to acquire
universal knowledge according to their capability. This way is called the 'saguna
bhrama upasana'. The four path of God realisation are, 1.Karma yoga, 2.Bhakti
yoga, 3.Rajayoga and 4.Gnana yoga. To achieve results in the worship of personal
God, the prescribed path is Bhakti yoga and Raja yoga.
Another option to the practitioner is
the 'nirguna bhrama upasana' of Hinduism. The meaning of 'nirguna bhrama' is,
God has got the form, but like water he has no quality. We practice this way to
attain absolutism called 'mukti' (nirvana) or liberation. Some may practice and
aspire with the union of the total universal energy, knowledge of the matter world
and become one with absolutism. Gnana yoga is the prescribed path for the 'nirguna
bhrama upasana'.
The natural enquiry of the reader will be about Karma yoga and what is it for?
Karma yoga means, do your worldly duties with duty consciousness. Your duty itself
is God. This is the principle of Hinduism. Its result is, the karma yogi or the
duty conscious person can have the vision of all Personal deities.
To know the knowledge of the created principle, created by the creator is one
of the goal of Hinduism. Without knowing the universe it is not possible for anybody
to realise God's creation. The above mentioned four paths and the personal deity
worship, i.e., saguna bhrama and nirguna bhrama upasanas, are prescribed in our
scriptures.
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