27Rituals

All rituals are nothing

But the Ritual of our Mind

In our Daily Life

Some repeat Diligently and Punctiliously

‘mantras,’ ‘ shlokas,’ and sacred words

That may sometimes bestow on them

a distinction among Fellow-men

But is it what we outwardly do that Matters

and not How and Why we Do ?

Some seekers prefer and Seek

not complete Liberation

They only Seek Sensory

and Emotional satisfaction

Why do some seek God’s Favour

and not God Himself ?

There are many ways to experience

pleasant emotional feelings

Some drugs too provide

pleasant emotional responses

Can’t Rites, Rituals, and Ceremonies

Be just another way, to provoke similar Responses?

A dip in holy waters may have it’s own benefits

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Rituals

But, have you ever taken a dip within ‘Self ‘?

You will need no convincing

After even a momentary dip within ‘Self ‘

All ‘Poojas’, ‘Yagnas’, and ‘Tirthas’

are not necessary to realize your ‘Self ‘

The worth of charity or sacrifices

Will be Known, when Right Perception dawns

You will then be self-assured

of the benefit and merits of a dip within ‘Self ‘

True worship requires flowers of Pure Awareness

and devotion of Equanimity

‘This Pooja’ purifies your mind

and reveal your True-Self

Of all the Daily Rituals man invented

‘Observing oneself ‘is the greatest Ritual of all

Simply Be Aware and Be Equanimous each Moment

to the sensations in your body

to the content in your Mind

So now if you want to be in some ritual

Start with the ritual of ‘Silent observation’

Let this Ritual transcend into a Natural Way

Then a ‘Conceptless mind’ is born

All rituals are nothing

But the Ritual of our Mind

In our Daily Life

Some repeat Diligently and Punctiliously

‘mantras,’ ‘ shlokas,’ and sacred words

That may sometimes bestow on them

a distinction among Fellow-men

But is it what we outwardly do that Matters

and not How and Why we Do ?

Some seekers prefer and Seek

not complete Liberation

They only Seek Sensory

and Emotional satisfaction

Why do some seek God’s Favour

and not God Himself ?

There are many ways to experience

pleasant emotional feelings

Some drugs too provide

pleasant emotional responses

Can’t Rites, Rituals, and Ceremonies

Be just another way, to provoke similar Responses?

A dip in holy waters may have it’s own benefits

27 / 169