It is really for the vital part of the being that and rites are done – to help the being to get rid of the vital vibrations which still attach it to the earth or to the vital worlds, so that it may pass quickly to its rest in the psychic peace.

I only said what was originally meant by the ceremonies – the rites. I was not referring to the feeding of the caste or the Brahmins which is not a rite or ceremony. Whether /śrāddha/ as performed is actually effective is another matter – for those who perform it have not either the knowledge or the occult power.


page 433 , Letters on Yoga , volume - 22 , SABCL