“One should worship with the idea that [God] is one’s Self (atman); for therein all [aspects of God] become one. […] Whoever knows ‘I am brahman!’ becomes this All, and not even the gods can prevent his becoming thus, for he becomes their very Self. But whoever worships another divinity than his Self, supposing ‘He is one, I am another,’ knows not. He is like a sacrificial beast for the gods.’ – Brihadaranyaka Upinishad