LibraryScenariosHow to handle ancestral obligations when personal beliefs have changed
Scenario

How to handle ancestral obligations when personal beliefs have changed

My grandfather's first death anniversary is coming up and everyone expects me to perform the shraddha but I don't believe in any of this anymore and I feel like a hypocrite doing rituals I think are meaningless.

Mira
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The heart must choose between authentic self-expression and familial harmony when faith evolves beyond inherited traditions.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Hindu grief practices — antyesti and shraddha?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.