Deepak Chopra: "belief in the experience of someone else is called religion, and your own experience is called spirituality."
Everyone has heard of the term "religion" but little do they know that it is related to spirituality. There may also be confusion about the connection, or rather the differences between the two.
First of all, before we make a comparison between the two terms, we should know the meaning of each.
Religion is "faith in God, to be worshiped, usually expressed in conduct and ritual." Spirituality is "the need for meaning, belonging, the search for the soul that longs for the truth."
The first difference that can be established between the two can be considered that religion means division, while spirituality represents unity. In the past, many people fought because of "religion", which led to state discrepancies and conflicting tensions at the time. According to the definition of spirituality, its purpose is to find the fulfillment of the soul, which some people can.
The second distinction is that, while religion follows a deep search for transcendent spiritual entities accepted by many as unique, spirituality means freedom in the inner search, accepting the development of individuality. After the freedom it offers, it also involves and movement towards the soul, focusing on shifting attention from the material aspects of life to the inner ones.
Religion will always tell you the truth, while spirituality lets you discover it on its own. It gives you the power to find your truth and does not give you limits on how much you can understand the Universe.
Also, karma and punishment are related to the two terms. Religion tells us about punishment and hell. Spirituality teaches us about karma and the Law of Attraction, how we receive what we give.
The explanations of the connection between religion and happiness are numerous, in principle based on the supreme good and on the positive aspects of life, which leads individually to the creation of a happy and healthy life, especially from an emotional point of view.
Our connection with higher entities such as the Divinity, the Higher Self, and the Universe begins and ends inwardly. With all of us, we can connect to a higher dimension of our finite and discover the best path for ourselves.
Sources:
https://www.gotquestions.org/Romana/spiritualitatea-religioasa.html
https://eugencpopa.ro/ce-este-cu-adevarat-spiritualitatea/
https://femininlasuperlativ.ro/care-este-diferenta-dintre-spiritualitate-si-religie/
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