(July 12, 2015 at 9:20 am)MTL Wrote: The problem is when the dependence upon the ritual surpasses the purpose of being a vehicle,
and instead becomes a crutch....a good example is an old woman saying her Rosary Beads.
Then the hat is wearing you, as it were.
I completely understand. It was more the vibrancy of the rituals and the assumption of a distinctive identity that caused me to gravitate to my religion, not really concurrence with its philosophy.
