[milanya]

rituals aren't such a bad thing depending on how you look at them, or your definition of a ritual.
For example, praying every day is a ritual. Church every sunday is a ritual. I believe going to church helps you maintain a relationship with God.

A ritual is only a bad thing if it is only mechanical to you. Yaani you have no heart behind it, or it is totally wrong itself i.e worshipping idols
Life's not a garden so don't be a hoe