Ancestors have the capacity to bless you. They have more ‘life’ than you, because their spirit, freed from the limited body, can know; can cognize; can bless you. You can feel their presence.

Ancestors have the capacity to bless you. They have more ‘life’ than you, because their spirit, freed from the limited body, can know; can cognize; can bless you. You can feel their presence.

        

So when you pray to them, they can grant you certain boons. They are able to bestow unto you to whatever extent they are powerful.

Ancestral worship can be found from China to Latin American countries. In the Christian tradition, there is All Soul’s day ,where you respect the souls and ask for their blessings. This is one of the reasons why bodies are buried behind a church; to make that place more powerful. Ancestors have got one more unit of power and are called Pitras.

- Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar