God Is One

"Yes, yes. We worship all the gods-Rama, Siva, Krsna, Durga, Bala. They are all different names for the same Krsna. We are actually all God, so why limit yourself just to Krsna?" Just as in America there are so many Christians in name only, similarly in India there are many sentimental Hindus who have accepted their religion as tradition from their parents, but who are not acquainted with the actual science of Krsna presented by the disciplic succession according to the Vedas.

Are all the gods on the same level? No. The Vedanta-sūtra defines the Absolute Truth as that from which everything emanates. The concept of the Absolute Truth is even superior to the concept God, or He who controls everything. The first verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the natural commentary on Vedanta-sūtra, states that Krsna is that Absolute Truth, and in the Bhagavad-gita Krsna Himself says, "I am the source of everything; from Me the entire creation flows." (Bg. 10.8) Arjuna, who is receiving this knowledge from Lord Sri Krsna, responds, "You are the invincible source, the cause of all causes." At the same time, Krsna is worshiped as the Supreme Godhead in the first verse of Brahma-samhita (isvaraḥ paramaḥ krsnaḥ). In the Gita, Krsna confirms, "The whole cosmic order is under Me," (9.8) and Arjuna exclaims, "You are the Supreme controller." (11.39) Thus Krsna, the Supreme Godhead, surpasses even the concept of God and is called the Absolute Truth.