Unknowingly..

It is better to do some things without knowing why it is being done. You see, then there is no expectation about the fruit of that action. Well, if not always, atleast most of the times. This thought crosses my mind whenever I try to reason out the science or logic behind a tradition or religious ritual. While it is good to know why we follow some of these traditions, it is also good at times to 'blindly' follow what elders say. They have tried it and nothing ill befell them after all. When we know what comes out of an action, the attention shifts from the action to the result of the action. Dissecting the action to discern the reason behind it almost kills the spirit of it. I am sure many of you will not agree with me on this. Superstitions are something we all want to rid our mind and lives of. But when we come across religious practices that we cannot comprehend with our mere intellect, shouldn't we give the benefit of doubt to our ancestors ? Just because our finite mind is unable to find a logical explanation, it doesn't mean one doesn't exist, right ?I am definitely not talking about blind beliefs that have sprung up in the last few centuries. I am talking about practices that have come down from Vedic times. While it is important that we discriminate between the sensible and unsensible, we also need to ensure that we do not miss out on things which are in fact good to us, but have been lost because of the mind's endless need to reason.