Refuge in the modern vipassanā movement (the concept/practice, not the ceremony/commitment)
By taking refuge you are aspiring to build the qualities of the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha in your self than any ceremonial right or ritual.

There are virtues can also be further used as a form of recollection meditation to gain inspiration from the qualities and develop them within oneself:


Buddhanusssathi
Dhammanussathi
Sanghanussathi