Rites and rituals

[Spirit of Light]

No mudras, prayer wheels, or pilgrimages?

To me Buddhism is a journey within me
And no i do not use mudra or prayer wheel, Buddha did not teach prayer

 

[EtuMalku]

As an adherent of a belief system which embraces magick I often use rituals. IMO rituals differ from the ceremony in that a ritual is a performative action intended to introduce its intention to the mind and to enable change to take place. A ceremony is the reinforcing of that ritual so that further change will take place.

 

[sun rise]

You can also approach ritual in the same manner as a koan: give the monkey-mind something to do to tire it out until it gets exhausted and still so the quiet mind of the heart can be heard. I prefer an actual koan in this case, but it may work for others.

That's an interesting idea.