All the rituals and messages of scriptures and paths of religions will provide immense value , 
only when the true original basis, on which they have been discovered/designed/evolved 
is enlivenment in the awareness of the follower , 
which acts like the light switched on, revealing all clearly and fully .
and that basis is the experience of the absolute , unmanifest, pure awareness.

if seen applying this criteria, it concludes that the practice of religion is only superficial , miserably, 
a blind/dream walk, even some masters trying to teach things on which they themselves have no right grasp , and followers assuming that the glow worm is the real spark 

the emphasis is on the authentic experience, not on surmises and interpretations 

this was very boldly expressed by vivekananda, 

and currently ''anubhavananda saraswathi '' is emphasizing this in his messages , available on youtube