If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
Those who are ignorant of the supreme purpose of life will never be able to attain nirvana (liberation) in spite of their observance of the vratas (vows) and niyamas (rules) of religious conduct and practice of shila (celibacy) and tapas (penance).
God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
Do you become spiritual by performing ceremonies and rituals…? Ceremonies and rituals sometimes give a certain sensation, so-called uplift. But they are repetitious, and every sensation that is repeated soon wearies of itself.
