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**DuesTyr** · 07-11-2012, 05:04 PM

Thank you Karma Yeshe.
I concur with you.
However even on a more simple level we ritualise many aspects of our lives. Ritual is utilised by psychotherapists because the unconscious does not distinguish between ritual and reality. We ritualise rites of passage. In Buddhism we ritualise many many aspects of the path including taking refuge, taking vows, accepting alms the list goes on.
Is it essential to Dharma? I think I will have to say I suspect not! Is it skilful? I think it can be!
Much like a car is not essential to my journey today, after all I can walk 4 miles (if I had different circumstances due to age or infirmity it might be different) Do I throw away the car because it is not essential?

07-11-2012, 05:04 PM	#10
DuesTyr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 566 Senior Member	Thank you Karma Yeshe. I concur with you. However even on a more simple level we ritualise many aspects of our lives. Ritual is utilised by psychotherapists because the unconscious does not distinguish between ritual and reality. We ritualise rites of passage. In Buddhism we ritualise many many aspects of the path including taking refuge, taking vows, accepting alms the list goes on. Is it essential to Dharma? I think I will have to say I suspect not! Is it skilful? I think it can be! Much like a car is not essential to my journey today, after all I can walk 4 miles (if I had different circumstances due to age or infirmity it might be different) Do I throw away the car because it is not essential?
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