Again spirituality is the chief feature of any phase or activity as per the principles of Sanatana Dharma. Samskaras are not an exception. Samskaras represent not just the outside ceremonial performances but convey more than the outward visible activities. One who undergoes the samskaras look beyond the ceremonial performances, feel something invisible which sanctify his whole being. It can only be experienced and enjoyed, and cannot be demonstrated or evidenced on paper. They are a gateway to spiritual Sadhana for an inward calmness. Samskaras served as the bridge between the ascetic (Jains, Buddhists etc) and the materialistic conception of the body (Charvakas and Vamamargis). While the former school advocated worship of the Atman, discarding the body, the later school stressed on the body and denied the spiritual realm of a man's life. Samskaras make the body a valuable possession, not a thing to be discarded, but sanctified so as to enable it to be a fitting instrument of the spiritual intelligence embodied in it. They were a gradual training in attaining the goals of human life. Thus we have a balance between the karmas and their connection with the spirituality. It is a way of life in which the worldly activities are reconciled with higher realization. | Again spirituality is the chief feature of any phase or activity as per the principles of Sanatana Dharma. Samskaras are not an exception. Samskaras represent not just the outside ceremonial performances but convey more than the outward visible activities. One who undergoes the samskaras look beyond the ceremonial performances, feel something invisible which sanctify his whole being. It can only be experienced and enjoyed, and cannot be demonstrated or evidenced on paper. They are a gateway to spiritual Sadhana for an inward calmness. Samskaras served as the bridge between the ascetic (Jains, Buddhists etc) and the materialistic conception of the body (Charvakas and Vamamargis). While the former school advocated worship of the Atman, discarding the body, the later school stressed on the body and denied the spiritual realm of a man's life. Samskaras make the body a valuable possession, not a thing to be discarded, but sanctified so as to enable it to be a fitting instrument of the spiritual intelligence embodied in it. They were a gradual training in attaining the goals of human life. Thus we have a balance between the karmas and their connection with the spirituality. It is a way of life in which the worldly activities are reconciled with higher realization. |