Why do we perform Ceremonies and Rituals Insights from the Master

Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda answers the question, Why do we perform Ceremonies and Rituals Swamiji explains that these external practices help to focus the mind, and to purify oneself. By performing one s puja, the ritual transforms that person s stateofbeing from a normal consciousness to a Divine consciousness, from a focus on the outside, to an awareness of the inner Self. In a time when millions of people are searching for answers to the never ending questions of life, the appeal of Paramah