What’s the goal of [meditation/ritual/contemplation]? IMHO, it’s not to perpetuate the need for such things; actually, the goal is to operate at your peak and see that everything’s okay, whether you do those things or not.
(But yes, those things make it easier to get to that point)
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
Agreed.
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Need to do it more.
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Now THAT makes sense
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Even though I know the rituals don’t matter of themselves I also know that the human mind understands & copes better when it is immersed in ritual and clothes those rituals in meaning. So even if we create the meaning, that construction gives it power. Or something like that!
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Yes! Ritual is important as long as its used as a tool and not a focus for adoration!
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