One chain of thoughts I realised just right now.

Why hindu rituals are important.

It has been explained both from religious pov and spiritual pov that why one’s mind is best friend or best enemy .
In Geeta ideal chain of hierarchy have been explained with analogy of chariot .

Where someone’s body is chariot , while your senses are your horses . The charioteer is your mind Which directs the horses with leash of buddhi and one seated in chariot is your soul.
So it’s important you having control of your mind otherwise you know how this goes.

If charioteer overpowers you about which direction to go with horses not in cntrl. So ideally you soul >mind>brain>senses in this hierarchy perfect.
Brain/ logic guides and controls practicality of desires of your senses which separates you from animals. If logic takes over mind

thn you won’t be having human emotions to act on which separates you from robots. And if mind overpowers your soul or will power it will never see outside the Maya or nature or think of greater good . In many situations while out of control emotions will destroy your logic and

and senses/horses will run free creating a chaos . A perfect and ideal hierarchy. Now to achieve this why rituals comes in play?
Or even good habits be it very small.

Simple thing.
Rituals and habits are directly dependent on your consistency .

And consistency and emotions doesn’t go along well.
Mind is dependent of emotions , and which arent consistent.They like to get change from time to time ,
The more consistently you do rituals, habits stronger your will power becomes which is directly related to soul.

Resulting in lossening up of emotions while having control over it.

As irrespective of your emotions your mood You are bound to do your duty/rituals . Instead of going other way where you do things depending on your mood/emotions .

In process creating ideal base to achieve ideal hierarchy described above . In simple words , emotions aren’t consistent While which helps in strengthening your will power which is related to soul and which can help achieve ideal hierarchy describe of soul mind brain body senses,

Which is healthy for all Of above mentioned . hence rituals are important. Good habits.
Be it even as small thing as offering food to Gods and eating your food as prasadam, or chanting mantra at fix time or talking to parents at certain time or visiting temple on certain days or

keeping fast on certain days .Be it anything , small or big.
Be consistent.

You will be victorious in your life.

- K Brihat