Rituals can be performed physically as well as mentally. You do not have to sacrifice living animals in a ritual to propitiate the gods. You can sacrifice the animal tendencies in you to propitiate your inner deities. The Vedas themselves suggest both the approaches and emphasize their importance in the ritual of life. If one understands the true meaning of a Vedic sacrifice and try to make an offering of something mentally with sincerity and devotion, it will lead to the same results. If one can pray reverently in front of an image of a deity and mentally make offerings with sincerity and devotion, it would lead to the same results as the domestic ritual (puja) performed with the same degree of devotion and sincerity.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 06:31:50 +0000
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