Here It is Supreme Divine Truth, also referred to as Îswara, Îswari, Paramãtma and Parabrahman. Even under the onslaught of philosophies closer to Hinduism, such as Buddhism and Jainism, Hindus never compromised on the monistic concept of the Supreme as Parabrahmam, although some sects modified ritualistic practices to suit the times. They rejected even the thoughts of Poorva-Mimãmsam of Sage Jaimini as a Darsana with pure rituals, until Kumarila added the concept of God to it. There is pure Monism, with a sub-titled Monotheism, accepting that "the Divine Brahman is within me" [Aham Brahmãsmi]. The individual Soul or Ãtma is also divine, but become Jiva or life when covered by the Upaadhis of our ignorance and our Karma, which needs to be cleared by repeated births to attain liberation.

The doctrine of Karma emphasizes that God is not a judge who sits in a remote heaven meting out punishments and rewards, but an indwelling being (the Self) whose "will" works in us through the moral law here and now. Karma Yoga is the highest form of application of this law, according to which one must perform his duties with a sense of detachment. Many scholars often misunderstood this as cessation of action. In reality however, it is trying to attain perfection in whatever we do by concentrating on what is to be done rather than the anticipated results. It is this Karma Yoga that elevates the Jiva [human Soul] to attain liberation to merge with or reach the Divine.

In spite of this monistic outlook, Hinduism, in proscribed practice, sports a form with prayers with many manifestations of the Divine that can be easily misinterpreted to be polytheism or Henotheism. Whilst the monistic Godhead is not describable, is Immanent, formless, and yet at the same time all-powerful, and all compassionate, is also transcendent. In the phenomenal Universe created by Him, He takes the transcendent forms of various Deities, both masculine and feminine, for various activities of creation, protection, and dissolution and also for the benefit of man and to uplift the Human soul. The strongest support for monotheism is seen in the Rig Veda -Chapter I-164-46-: Truth is One and Sages call It by different names [Ekam Sat Vipra Bahudã Vadanti].