All the mantras of the wedes can be used for ritual, for worship and for knowledge. This is something many people do not know. A great scholar told me only some some of the rituals, some of the mantras are obviously meant for ritual. To give them an interpretation for brahma gana, for enlightenment, would be difficult, if to stretch it, but it can be done. Some of the Mantras areObviously meant for meditation. Others clearly meant for enlightenment, for realization. If you say aambrahasme tat ta masi thou art, that clearly meant for enlightened state. The other one is mental, or internal. But both are actions. Since
Question and Answer session lead by Swami Sarvapriyananda as part of a spiritual retreat at the Vedanta Society of New York on Mar 25th, 2018.