Can rites and rituals lead to God?
People are ignorant about the supreme power of God and are trying to please or realise Him through rituals, austerity, and so on. They may do some good if the practitioner has a theistic bent of mind. Generally speaking, the human eye can see everything except itself. To see it, one needs a mirror. Similarly, one can see one’s real Self in the mirror of God-knowledge. Then what should be the ultimate path? Divine love—love for God and love for others—is the only path. Due to ignorance about the Omnipresent, the world is divided on many issues. The Mission has been constantly striving to bring souls in communion with the Super Soul through its message. Everything else is incidental. Peace, universal brotherhood and communal harmony are the goals to strive for. The Mission is trying to foster love among fellow beings. The key benefit of communion with the formless One is that man lives a life devoid of ego. Such souls are assets to the world and create a congenial atmosphere for peaceful
