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How the Vedas describe God
He is the Supreme Brahman, the Self of all. The chief foundation of this world, subtler than the subtle, eternal. That thou art, thou art That.
Atharva Veda, Kaivalya Upanishad
In this verse that God is called Supreme Brahman. He is described as being within all beings and the source of all existence. Then the bold statement that 'you are Supreme Brahman!'
Of course the rishi who proclaimed this verse was not saying that our normal personality is God. He is referring to the source of our existence that is deep within our soul, which he refers to as the Self. So God is seen as essence of all beings and the underlying bedrock of Creation. There is no reference to the form of God, though the word Supreme Brahman refers to Parabrahman the first Aspect of God who is All- Transcendent.
They call Him Indra, Mitra, Varuna, Agni or the heavenly sunbird Garutmat. The seers call in many ways that which is One; they speak of Agni, Yama, Matarishvan.
Rig Veda
This verse clearly states God is One though he may have many names, even in the Vedas. All the names Indra, Mitra, Varuna, Agni, Garutmat, Yama, Matarishva are all names God that can be found in the Vedas. In this reference to God, He is assumed to have either a human-like (Indra, Mitra, Yama, Matarishva), animal-like (Garutmat) or even an elemental-like (Varuna, Agni) form.
Bright, existing very close, moving in the heart; great and the support of all; in Him is all the universe centered around. All that moves, breathes and blinks. Know Him who is both with form and without form, the most adorable, the Highest of beings, the One beyond the limits of the finite mind.
Atharva Veda, Mandukya Upanishad
This verse captures the entirety of God's Aspects in beautiful poetry. The first sentence refers to God in the form of Pure Light, Pure Love and the substratum of all existence or Parashakti (The Second Aspect of God). Then he is the Highest of beings, a person, the great Lord, Paramatma (The First Aspect of God). Finally He is the One beyond all limits of the finite mind–Parabrahman (The Third Aspect of God).
This Self is the Lord of all beings, the King of all beings. As the spokes are held together in the hub and in the rim of a wheel, just so all beings, all creatures, all worlds, all lives, are held together in the Self.
Yajur Veda, Brahadaranyaka Upanishad
This verse refers to God as the Ruler and orchestrator of the Universe, where He is the one being who is the Creator, Preserver and Dissoluter of the Universe. His actions within the forces of nature keep the worlds in animation. This is God as Lord of the Universe–Paramatma (The First Aspect of God).
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