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Spirit vs form of a ritual

“What is the difference between the spirit and the form of a ritual? Are both necessary? What is your opinion on this?”Asked by مس شگفتہ انصاری, کلکتہ

He answers at 59:07 in Man and Paradise · 1 min

His answer, in his own words
59:07
Maulana, agla sawal Kolkata se hai, Miss Shagufta Ansari ka. unhon ne likha hai: "What is the difference between the spirit and the form of a ritual? Are both necessary? What is your opinion on this?" daikhen, necessary ki baat nahin hai. spirit jo hai, woh asal asal hai aur form jo hai, us ka us ka manifestation hai, us ka appearance hai. jab spirit hogi to zaroor kisi na kisi form mein zahir bhi hogi. woh andar chup ke baithi nahin rahegi. to form yaqeenan hota hai, lekin form jo hai, woh yeh spirit ke manifestation ke taur par aata hai, na ke bazat khud form hi asal hai.
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Maulana, agla sawal Bangalore se hai, Rafiq sahib ka
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