بهاكتي يوغا

“The idea of a Personal God has obtained in almost every religion, except a very few”

— Volume 2, Bhakti or Devotion

“The body is the form, and the mind or the Antahkarana is the name, and sound-symbols are universally associated with Nâma (name) in all beings having the power of speech”

— Volume 3, The Mantra: Om: Word and Wisdom

“CHAPTER VIII WORSHIP OF SUBSTITUTES AND IMAGES The next points to be considered are the worship of Pratikas or of things more or less satisfactory as substitutes for God, and the worship of Pratimâs or images”

— Volume 3, Worship of Substitutes and Images