MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES AND SUPER SAINT

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In sum, the significance, if any, of the rites and rituals is that these may

help to keep the body fit and the mind disciplined and calm. But

certainly, in themselves, these cannot lead to God-realisation, of which

they are supposed to be the means. And yet, rites and rituals and other

such practices are propagated as the very end in themselves - sacred, holy

and sacrosanct. Even a little departure from or negligence in the

observance and performance of the rites and rituals strictly in the

prescribed manner or questioning their real significance, is regarded as a

sacrilegious act, a sin. Threatened with dire consequences, if no doubt,

this is done with sole motive that in the name of God- realisation, the

seeker should be kept entangled into the cab web of rites and rituals. In

the circumstances, the seeker is driven to fear and superstitions, so much

so that even certain days are considered by him as ominous, He, thus remains

bound down to such futile routines all his life in the false hope of God-

realisation, what a pity!

 

In this situation, a question, naturally arises: why are people given to

rites and rituals It is our daily experience that repetition or routine

performance of an act, physical or mental, requires minimum effort and is,

therefore, comparatively, more satisfying and easy to perform. So also is

the ease with the observance of rites and rituals. In the religious realm,

however, such a satisfaction is deemed as an attainment. The God-seekers

or devotee remains tied down to and content with such routine rituals. In

course of time, he begins to nurse an illusion that he has actually attained

God-realisations.

 

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