Namaste, Garuda Purana says: tAvattapO vrataM tIrthaM japahOmArchanAdikaM vEdashAstrAgamakathA yAvattattvaM na vindati So long as one has not achieved atma jnana, one should perform nitya karmas and observe vratas, tirthATana, japa, homa and svadhyaya. One should never throw these to winds. regs, sriram