Reevaluating Rituals: A Call for Introspection
Reevaluating Rituals: A Call for Introspection Recently, I wrote about the ritual of Lingam worship, hoping to ignite a conversation about our cultural and spiritual practices. It is essential not to dismiss these rituals as mere traditions but to explore their deeper origins and significance. The *Rigveda*, the oldest of the Vedas, is largely composed of spiritual philosophy expressed in poetic hymns. This makes sense, as the development of language likely led to the use of poetry to convey complex emotions and ideas. At that time, humanity had reached a point where people began to question their existence, origins, and emotions—concepts that are inherently human but also observable in the natural world. While animals display emotions like love, they do not engage in deceit or infidelity. They understand territory, not property, and act out of necessity rather than greed. Humans, however, developed social structures and complex thought processes, moving beyond mere survival. W...