Dr. Aseem Shukla

 "Indeed, God is visualized and worshiped in human form by Hindus, but that reflects the dual reality of God--Nirguna (formless) and Saguna (with form). A Hindu may visualize the Divine, or Brahman, as the formless, vast ocean. But some water from that ocean can be frozen and visualized into any form that we wish. That same image, melted again merges once more into that ocean of Brahman. Similarly, Brahman is contemplated as a ubiquitous potential energy, that when converted to kinetic energy--prakriti--turns the wheels of the universe."