The Isa Upanishads indicate that:- By worshipping gods and goddesses and going to the world of gods after death is of no use.+

The Isa Upanishads indicate that:- By worshipping gods and goddesses and going to the world of gods after death is of no use. The time one spends in ritualistic practices is wasted; one can spend the same time moving forward toward Self-knowledge, which is the main goal.

One cannot reach the nondual destination by glorifying god and goddesses and by doing that, one goes deeper and deeper into darkness. It surely indicates the fact that the seeker of truth has to drop the worship of god and Goddess to get self-knowledge.

It also indicates that Religious Rituals [Avidya] are Karma [action] and therefore a hindrance. By performing Agnihotra and other sacrifices, Avidya is a roundabout way of purifying the mind, and it is also groping in the dark.

Even the Vedas indicate that the Self is consciousness:-

v Tat tvam asi: -Thou art That (Sam Veda). “Self is that”

v Prajnanam Brahma: - Consciousness is the ultimate reality (Rig Veda).

v Ayam Aatma Brahma: -The Self is the ultimate truth (Atharva Veda).

v Aham Brahma Asmi: -Self is the ultimate reality (Yajur Veda).

In the Vedas, God has been described as:-

Sakshi (Witness)

Chetan (conscious)

Nirguna (Without form and properties).

The Soul, which is God in truth, has further been told as

Nitya (eternal)

Shuddha (pure)

Buddha (omniscient)

Mukta (unattached).

The Mahāvākyas (sing.: mahāvākyam, plural: mahāvākyāni) are the great sayings" of the Upanishads, as characterized by the Advaita school of Vedanta, with mahā meaning great and vākya, a sentence. Most commonly, Mahāvākyas are considered four in number.:~Santthosh Kumaar