MECHANICAL RITUALISM IN HINDUISM !
So for as formalism or mechanical ritualism among Hindus is concerned,there is probably none in this wide world to beat them.Most Hindus go through the motions of various religious ceremonies,spread over hours or in some cases for many days,without having the ghost of an idea of what is being done and orchestrated by that class of abominable social parasites, known as priests and dharam gurus.A 'revered' priest or guru asks you to dip a finger in the water with your 'sacred thread' either in right arm or left arm.You have to wait till he directs you where to place the drop so collected on finger,usually on your own article/articles being donated to him,some on on your own forehead and some times on his own brow.You obey his directions to adopt different postures while performing rituals.So for as the reciting of the mantra's is concerned,yajmaan obediently recites all such mantra's parrot like with closed mind ,without having any idea about the content and context of recited verses. Said Mantra's are usually recited in Sanskrit with great gusto ,but following at best only a word or two [usually one of the myriad synonyms of supposed god] out of the whole prayer.
So for as formalism or mechanical ritualism among Hindus is concerned,there is probably none in this wide world to beat them.Most Hindus go through the motions of various religious ceremonies,spread over hours or in some cases for many days,without having the ghost of an idea of what is being done and orchestrated by that class of abominable social parasites, known as priests and dharam gurus.A 'revered' priest or guru asks you to dip a finger in the water with your 'sacred thread' either in right arm or left arm.You have to wait till he directs you where to place the drop so collected on finger,usually on your own article/articles being donated to him,some on on your own forehead and some times on his own brow.You obey his directions to adopt different postures while performing rituals.So for as the reciting of the mantra's is concerned,yajmaan obediently recites all such mantra's parrot like with closed mind ,without having any idea about the content and context of recited verses. Said Mantra's are usually recited in Sanskrit with great gusto ,but following at best only a word or two [usually one of the myriad synonyms of supposed god] out of the whole prayer.
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