There’s a verse in the Bhagavad Gita that lands with the softness of rose petals and the sharpness of truth:
“The wise should not disturb the minds of those still learning.
Instead, by living with steadiness and understanding, they inspire others through their own example.” —BG 3.26
If Krishna ever wanted to whisper something directly into the ear of modern spiritual seekers, it might be this verse.
Because let’s be honest, today’s spiritual world can sometimes feel like a cosmic Olympics: who’s beyond karma, who’s beyond form, who’s beyond basic human emotion.
Meanwhile, Krishna sits there with his serene smile and says: Slow down. Wisdom doesn’t make you superior. It makes you responsible.
A poor man praying for wealth, a mother praying for her child’s health, a householder asking for stability;
These aren’t “lower forms” of worship.
They are bridges. And bridges are sacred. To snatch someone’s prayer by calling it “less evolved” is like kicking away the first staircase and then bragging about how high you’re sitting.
Even Swami Vivekananda warned gently:
“Never break someone’s faith. Lift them if you can but never destroy what they have.”
Those who truly understand Mantra, Tantra, or Dharma rarely mock beginners.
They don’t laugh at rituals, devotion, kula devata worship, or a puja done with trembling hands. Instead, they bow. Because they remember: All paths begin with sincerity rarely with sophistication.
Look at the great realised masters: Maha Periyava, Ramana Maharshi, countless Siddhas and yogis. They had crossed the river, yet still performed puja, mantra japa, and ritual with devotion. Not for themselves but for the world still learning to walk.
Their lives became living scripture. They understood that if the liberated withdrew from sacred action, the seekers would abandon it too. So, they upheld worship, not from attachment, but from compassion for the world still learning to find its way.
And yet today, a new trend has emerged where a little philosophy is mistaken for full Realisation. Some quote non-duality with great confidence, while rolling their eyes at devotion, ritual, or anything that involves flowers and actual effort.
At the same time, certain rigid sects confuse sincere seekers by mocking kula devata or grama devata worship as “lesser,” or by shaming those who pray with desire.
As if wanting health, peace, or stability somehow disqualifies a person from walking the spiritual path.
Then comes another category those who recommend instant renunciation and a direct flight to moksha to people still paying bills, raising children, dealing with aging parents, and managing school WhatsApp groups. (If enlightenment came through logistics alone, most householders would already be liberated.)
But this approach goes against the natural rhythm of dharma.
In Tantra, in Bhakti, in the Gita transformation unfolds gradually.
Action ripens into devotion. Devotion deepens into experience. Experience matures into realisation.
To dismiss puja, desire, or ritual as “unnecessary” is not wisdom, it is impatience disguised as philosophy. It closes the very gate that leads toward liberation.
Krishna’s way is gentler:
Live with faith. Worship with sincerity. Let your actions teach more loudly than your opinions.
May we always remember:
The wise don’t uproot faith.
They water it.
Quietly. Gently. Steadily.
Because the flame is already there. Sometimes, all someone needs…is protection from the wind.
If these words stirred something within you, perhaps your path isn’t just intellectual; it’s devotional, embodied, and ancient.
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Shri Maha Ganapataye Namaha. Jai Shri Krishna.
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