The most important aspect of Aghora is the internal state of incinerating one's own ego and patterns rather than the external performance of wearing ash or using skulls.

“The important part is what's on the inside. So, Baba Keenaram on the inside, he was living in this the smashan on the inside. What happened? Well, you know, I'm my suspicion is is what happens with a lot of sampradayas, a lot of paramparas. Parampara means a tradition.”