Passage 4

In English

Knowledge of the enabled our ancient to do good and to ward off evil. , the chapter on rituals, consists of or spiritual incantations. The also constitute an important part of the and deal with the correct procedures for performing and . Being ceremonial rites for acquiring mundane pleasures, such ceremonies, however, cannot offer or the pure bliss of the . They can only enhance sensory enjoyment and provide epicurean pleasures which are intrinsically transient. The search for the pure abiding bliss of the led the ancient to the solitude of forests. There they performed for enlightenment and liberation. These sages have communicated the spiritual wisdom revealed to them through the . These mystical revelations are known as the because they take one closer to the Divine.