Page 177 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 5

THE REMEMBRANCE OF EVERYTHING SHOULD MERGE INTO THE REMEMBRANCE OF ONE
were born out of a sense of fear and helplessness against fury and are masculine, paternal, and unsympathetic. They are God the Creator, the King, the Father, the Judge and the Old Man up above. Many such Gods were thus born as the circumstances warranted and many were replaced and some died also as they outlived their utility. In the Vedas, the relative importance of the Gods like Agni, Indra, Varuna, and Vishnu changed according to the circumstances. These Gods cannot be the One and are not Oneness who is to be remembered as they are themselves not steady and permanent.
The inner Gods are usually feminine and maternal. They are born out of adoration. Some inner experience that is emotive and aesthetic in nature makes persons feel such Gods. Also the emotional needs are sought to be met by such Gods. These are the Ammas, Devis and Mothers. Their origins lie in emotion than in physical or physiological need though both outer and inner Gods are human responses to forces of Nature as perceived by the devotees. The dawn suggests awe 166