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The Hindu view of ritualism is that all men need the help of
rituals but in varying degrees and kinds, until the end for which
the ritual is designed is gained. When the end is gained, there
remains no need for the means. In the final stage of religious life,
there is no need for any ritual. A Sannyasin performs no rites or
ceremonies. Since the ritual employed at every stage should be
suitable to the disposition and level of culture of the worshiper;
the uneducated people require grosser forms of ritual than the
educated.
If he is not fit even for this stage, a course of ritualistic and moral
action is prescribed for him. At this level, the personal god is
represented by an image in a temple, ritual and prayer take the
place of meditation, and righteous conduct takes the place of
love.”
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