Swami Mukundananda
How can an ordinary person connect with God through daily deity worship?
Daily deity worship as a simple way to connect
Loving God as an inner deity is very sophisticated, and the masses cannot be expected to meditate on the image of God. So the scriptures gave the system of daily worship as a simple way of helping people connect with God. It is not compulsory.
The masses cannot be expected to meditate on the image of God, which is why our scriptures gave the simple way of helping people connect with God: the system of daily worship.