[Advaita-l] यज्ञो दानं तपः ....पावनानि मनीषिणाम्

[V Subrahmanian]

Namaste.

The scripturally ordained yajna, dAna and tapas are aimed at purifying one's
mind and generating relish for Atman-knowledge.  The Bhagavadgita 3rd and
18th chapters state the importance of vedic yajna as a means to
chittashuddhi. The following article focuses on the various types of
yajna-s:

http://advaita-academy.org/Talks/Generating-Relish-for-Self-knowledge.ashx

Regards,
subrahmanian.v