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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=“Taddhávato’nyánatyeti tiśt́hat tasminnápo mátarishvá dadháti.” Everybody obeys Him. Everybody will have to do according to His desires, according to His laws, according to the laws created by him for the welfare of the entire creation. And that is why air, water, light and so many entities are doing their prescribed duties, and will have to do their prescribed duties. There is no alternative.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | {{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=“Taddhávato’nyánatyeti tiśt́hat tasminnápo mátarishvá dadháti.” Everybody obeys Him. Everybody will have to do according to His desires, according to His laws, according to the laws created by him for the welfare of the entire creation. And that is why air, water, light and so many entities are doing their prescribed duties, and will have to do their prescribed duties. There is no alternative.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | ||
Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that there are different observations regarding the departed | Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that there are different observations regarding the departed, some are as ancient as prehistoric times. They are termed shráddhá in Sanskrit. Anandamurti then explains that practices such as offering food and clothing to the deceased or repeating a special prayer that will guard the position of the dead, are nothing but exploitation of people of superstitious, underdeveloped minds. Anandamurti goes on explaining that our social responsibilities towards a person terminate when they are no longer with us. The only thing we can do is ask [[Parama Purusa]] to take care of them. This is our only shráddhá.<ref name="AV3"/> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||