▁the ▁V ed as ▁and ▁the ▁six ▁V edic ▁Philosoph ies ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁out ▁and ▁out ▁Adv ait a ▁V ed antic . ▁ ▁He ▁himself ▁had ▁no ▁faith ▁in ▁id ol at ry , ▁poly the ism ▁and ▁myth ological ▁av atar ▁( inc arn ate ) ▁cult . ▁He ▁ad her ed ▁to ▁the ▁Up an ish adic ▁view ▁that ▁God ▁is ▁invisible , ▁one - and - only - one , ▁u bi quit ous ▁and ▁attribute ▁less . ▁God ▁as ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Being ▁is ▁everywhere ▁in ▁the ▁universe ▁and ▁the ▁visible ▁universe ▁is ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁invisible ▁God . ▁As ▁the ▁light ▁ill umin ates ▁everything , ▁itself ▁remaining ▁invisible , ▁God ▁assign s ▁attribute ▁to ▁everything ▁Him self ▁remaining ▁attribute - free . ▁He ▁had ▁deep ▁rever ence ▁for ▁Bud d ha ▁and ▁Jesus . ▁He ▁used ▁to ▁explain ▁that ▁the ▁V edic ▁philosophy ▁was ▁free ▁from ▁av atar ▁cult , ▁poly the ism , ▁id ol at ry ▁and ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁reb irth . ▁All ▁these ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁H indu ▁culture ▁by ▁the ▁myth ological ▁texts ▁called ▁Pur anas ▁which ▁borrow ed ▁from ▁the ▁ab original ▁relig ions , ▁Ath ar va ▁V eda ▁and ▁Buddh ism . ▁ ▁He , ▁however , ▁op ined ▁that ▁id ol ▁worship ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁id ol at ry ▁as ▁such ▁if ▁the ▁dev ote e ▁can ▁trans c end ▁beyond ▁the ▁hum ano id ▁id ol ▁and ▁treat ▁it ▁only ▁as ▁a ▁symbol