A ritual is a ceremony where certain actions are performed according to a prescribed order. There are many different kinds of rituals, such as prayer, meditation, pilgrimages etc. All traditions and cultures have their specific rituals and supporters follow them with constance and precision. A ritual may provide personal fulfillment because the repetition of specific words or the performance of certain repetitive movements of the body give the follower a sense of completion, of orderly behavior which may lead to spiritual uplift. On the other hand, there are people who find such fulfillment in feeling free from any rules or prescriptions because they prefer to pursue spiritual goals in their own personal way, without a specific 'routine'. The human nature is fantastically diversified, so all individual experiences can be accepted as valid, in their search for...whatever is there to find.
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