ABSTRACT
Worship and meditation form the inner core of every true religion, for it is through loving worship of God and continuous, unbroken communion with Him, that the inner vision of Reality opens. Religion, to be practical and effective, must transform our life and consciousness. Life as we know it is full of discord, disharmony, and suffering. It seems to have no purpose, no meaning. In order to know God, an inner vision needs to be awakened. The power of inner vision, the transcendental consciousness, is in every one of us. Only it lies dormant. It needs to be awakened. This awakening comes through loving worship of God and an unbroken communion with Him. Some worship Him as the inner light—the sorrowless light within the shrine of the heart. Others worship Him as a personal being, ‘the repository of the infinite blessed qualities’. Others worship him as ‘God the father’ or ‘God the mother’.
