All forms of gods and goddesses have emerged from man's mind — they are our own projections. Even if you show a god in the form of an animal, the animal will still be anthropomorphic, very closely related to human beings. So, this proves that we are worshipping our own form. Therefore, if any form does not remind you of a Truth beyond the form, then the form has not succeeded on you. This is why the highest spiritual philosophies have always said that the Truth is formless.
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Questioner: Sir, my question is that you keep on saying that Truth or Brahm is formless, but there are millions of people who keep on practising devotional worship to form. What is wrong with worshiping form?
Acharya Prashant: See, first of all you have to understand where all forms come from. You have seen Buddha statues in Kandahar, in Bamyan, in Sarnath and you have also seen them in China and Japan, right? Have you noticed a difference between the Buddha statues that you find in India, Afghanistan, versus the ones that you find in, let's say, Japan or even Tibet?
The Buddha in Japan looks extremely Japanese and could Buddhism reach Africa, the African Buddha would be very, very African in his shape, features and form. That's what is wrong with form. The form that you worship is nothing but a reflection of your own self. So, when you are worshiping a form, you are actually worshiping just your own ego. The form that you worship is coming from your own imagination, and the form that you worship is coming from your own identity.
