Most forms of worship are assumed to begin with ritual. But in a deeper sense, they begin earlier — with attention.
What we notice, how we stay with it, and whether we engage with it casually or consciously — these shape the quality of our inner life.
What we repeatedly attend to slowly begins to define us.
A distracted mind fragments experience. A deliberate mind gathers it.
In that gathering, something changes — attention becomes discipline, and discipline becomes a quiet form of devotion.