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Card #c601IR // #c601Synthesis

Every rite names its goal upfront. The new- and full-moon offerings are specified as the instrument of one who desires heaven. The desire (kāma) is part of the specification — procedure bound to purpose. (praśna 2)

— In our words · Source: The Hiranyakeshi Shrauta Sutra (Vedic tradition)

[Use when]

Use when reviewing recurring meetings or reports. Ask each one: who desires what from this?

[Why it matters]

Rituals drift into maintenance mode, performed because scheduled, wanted by no one. A process that can't name what it's for is already dead.

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