The color of the robe, the sanctity of meditation, the tiny sacraments of “power” objects and gestures…lets be honest:  these things serve the same function as ANY manufactured talisman in that they are well-crafted placebos.  Because there is NO WAY that That Which You Seek is dependent on wearing/eating/drinking/arranging “things”…All of reality is soaked, DRENCHED even, in That Which You Seek…those other things are there in case you want to believe in something as righteous as a Spiritual Path.  But whatever you choose to believe in, nothing—NOTHING—escapes the futility of being washed away in mind-boggling and unending [what people with clear minds refer to as “love”].