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Hindus believe in the one all-pervasive God who energizes the entire universe. However, Hinduism does not deny God concepts in other religions.
There is the Godhead (The Divine Nature – Impersonal), there is God (personification of the abstract Divine Nature – Personal) and there are deities known as Devas and Devatās often translated as “gods”.
Everything in the universe moving and stationary is nothing but a manifestation of Brahman (The Supreme Divine Consciousness). One can think of quantum energy as God.
The material cause of the universe, the efficient cause of the universe and the accessory causes of the universe are all ONE. Some examples of many in one and one in many are: 1) everything made of clay is ultimately just clay, 2) all jewelry made of gold are nothing but gold and 3) all the manifestations of the ocean – water, currents, waves, icebergs, clouds, rain, etc. are in fact nothing but H2O.
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Relevant videos: Swami Nikhil Anand Hinduism Q & A: What is The Definition Of God, Idol or Murti? Intro to Hinduism by HAF,
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01. God Concept