When through rituals and formal acts,

you manage to create that spiritual space and atmosphere that you seek,

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then their unfolding will have a powerful effect on your experience.

 

On the other hand, when you lack

the interior dimension for that experience you aspire to,

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then the rituals become mere formalities,

lose their meaning and become useless practices, just a good excuse to pass the time.

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Dalai Lama