(December 27, 2015 at 1:37 pm)Redbeard The Pink Wrote: That depends, Rik. Are you breathing just to get air into your lungs (though obviously not your brain), or because it helps you realize you're part of the Universal God-mind? If it's the first, then no, breathing is not a ritual under the definition that I clearly stated I'm using. If it's the second, then yes, breathing is a ritual and a part of your religion, just like yoga.
Luckily for everyone, it doesn't actually matter what you think about religion today, or what it means, or what its purpose is. The fact stands that if you believe Gaud exists, and you make pretty much any effort to make that matter in your life somehow, then you follow a religion. Whether it's drinking wine and eating bread in honor and memory of your zombie vampire god, or doing yoga and breathing exercises to realize and connect with your inner Chopra god, it doesn't change the fact that yes, you follow a religion.
Your mental situation is really hopeless.
The more you rattle and the more you sink in the quicksand.
Good luck to you son.
