▁are ▁intellectual ▁form ulations , ▁and ▁symbols ▁of ▁religious ▁experience ▁or ▁" rel ig ious ▁intu itions ". ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ▁qualified ▁the ▁variety ▁of ▁relig ions ▁hier arch ically ▁according ▁to ▁their ▁app reh ension ▁of ▁" rel ig ious ▁experience ", ▁giving ▁Adv ait a ▁V ed anta ▁the ▁highest ▁place : </ ref > ▁ ▁The ▁worship ers ▁of ▁the ▁Ab solute ▁ ▁The ▁worship ers ▁of ▁the ▁personal ▁God ▁ ▁The ▁worship ers ▁of ▁the ▁inc arn ations ▁like ▁R ama , ▁K ṛ i ṣ h ṇ a , ▁Bud d ha ▁ ▁Those ▁who ▁worship ▁ancest ors , ▁de ities ▁and ▁s ages ▁ ▁The ▁worship ers ▁of ▁the ▁pet ty ▁forces ▁and ▁spirits ▁ ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ▁saw ▁H indu ism ▁as ▁a ▁scientific ▁religion ▁based ▁on ▁facts , ▁app reh ended ▁via ▁intu ition ▁or ▁religious ▁experience . ▁According ▁to ▁Rad h ak r ish nan , ▁"[ i ] f ▁philosophy ▁of ▁religion ▁is ▁to ▁become ▁scientific , ▁it ▁must ▁become ▁empir ical ▁and ▁found ▁itself ▁on ▁religious ▁experience ". ▁He ▁saw ▁this ▁empir ic ism ▁exempl ified ▁in ▁the ▁V ed as : ▁ ▁From ▁his ▁writ ings ▁collected ▁as ▁The ▁H indu ▁View ▁of ▁Life , ▁U pton ▁L ect ures , ▁Del iver ed ▁at ▁Manchester ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁ 1 9 2 6 : ▁" H indu ism ▁ins ists ▁on ▁our ▁working ▁stead ily ▁up wards ▁in ▁impro ving ▁our ▁knowledge ▁of