My God's Not Better Than yours

According to the Veda. It's a serious mistake to confuse your name for God with the Supreme Being Himself. The Big Guy is bigger than you think. In fact, He's not necessarily even a guy at all.It's just as valid to call Him Her or It. If words like " God" or " Goddess" or " Supreme Reality" point you in the right direction, use them by all means.

But the point is not to choose a name for God and then claim that anyone who calls God by a different name is wrong. For Hindus the point is to enter into a living relationship with the Supreme till you feel Its breath in your breath. Till you feel enveloped in the all-encompassing embrace of the infinite wisdom out of which this universe emerged.

There are no false gods according to Hinduism. At least not if your prayer to that god is sincere. Whatever form of the divine you worship, even if it's a man with an elephant's head, the one all-pervading Being who loves you more than you can possibly imagine will use that form to guide you to Her.