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is sacrificed, offered or performed and whatever austerity is
practiced without faith, it is falsehood, O Arjuna. And, further, it
is of no value either here or hereafter.
We cannot sufficiently emphasize the
powerful suggestion that is so easily and so often ignored.
Krishna’s warning is that we should never engage in a puja
ceremony or any other ritual if our heart and mind are not
singularly devoted to it.
It should not be performed merely
because it is the family tradition or it is the "right
thing" to do or to satisfy someone else. The
best reason is the most direct and simple reason and that is to
surrender to God to seek His protection and pray for inner peace
from the eternal conflicts that afflict humanity.
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