Spirituality vs Religion

Spirituality and Religion both exists in our society. But do we all know what it stands for?

Some people say that both are the same. Well in this post I would like to highlight my viewpoints on both these topics.

I would also like to highlight some differences between both and also my opinion on which can be better. 

Here I wouldn't be going into the specifics of any religion because I believe all religions are for the good of humanity.

Please note that these are just my personal opinions based on my knowledge and experience and if you feel you disagree with me then you are always free to comment. I would only be happy to respond to your queries.

• Religion is man-made as it is based on the teachings of certain prophets, masters, saints, gurus who have received certain revelations, insights, wisdom etc from the Higher power.

• Religion is a simple way to understand God. Religion can be explained to people based on certain stories and epics of events that happened on this planet. 

• Focusing on idols, pictures, light source, specific directions are simple ways to pray and communicate with God.

• By religion, even small children can be explained about God by referring to stories, pictures, movies, cartoons, comics, books etc.

• On the basis of religion, all religions differ in a some ways because the path followed by each religion is different from the other religion.

• In Spirituality on the other hand, the beliefs of people following different faith come at a common point of understanding.

• As per Spirituality, we humans and other living beings are spiritual souls who have originated from the Supreme soul.
  
  
• As per Spirituality, the soul is always in a peaceful, blissful, joy and in a happy state. It is our mind which gets entangled in positive and negative emotions.

• Spirituality helps us to realize the blissful nature of our true inner self and take steps to get closer and closer to it.

• The goal of Spirituality is for the Spiritual soul to realize it's true purpose of life. Each soul has taken a human form for a definite purpose. As we move ahead with our journey of life, it is our duty to learn from valuable life experiences and to connect with our inner self to find our deep driven purpose.

• Some of the techniques that can be taken up to get closer and closer to our inner-self are Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation, Reiki, Law of Attraction, Subconscious Mind Reprogramming, Affirmation, Visualization, Grounding, Gratitude, Forgiveness etc. These techniques are not tied to any religion and can be taken up by anybody for their benefits.

• The concepts of Spirituality seems difficult to understand for many as the logical mind of the human always looks for visible proof.

• Certain concepts like Energy, Vibrations, Frequency, Cosmic Energy, Energy Channelizing, Energy Healing, Higher Consciousness, Chakras, Nadis etc is not know to many people which makes the understanding of Spirituality even more harder.

• Spirituality is one place where people from different faith including Atheists can be brought together with unity. Some of the Atheists that I have talked to say that they don't believe in all these rules, customs, traditions and blind beliefs. However they say that they believe in a Higher Power and that this Universe has not come out of nothing but by some creator.

• Both Religion and Spirituality are not generally taught as a formal education in schools. However, there are religions organizations which do offer religious teachings. For Spirituality however, the number of institutions teaching it is lesser than that of religions.

• Spirituality is mainly based on the experience of the person. Sometimes the person cannot show any visible proof when it comes to Spirituality. Also the level of each person differs. Some people complain that they can't Meditate as thoughts keep on coming. However there are some highly evolved Spiritual beings who can even see visions by doing Meditation.

• Every object in this world including us are energy objects. Money, Success, Happiness, Light, Sound etc are energy vibrations. To manifest or achieve great things in life, we need to vibrate at higher energy vibrations like happiness, peace, bliss, love, gratitude and forgiveness etc. This is also the basis of Spirituality.

• The visible forms of Energy are Sun, Moon, Earth, Planets, Stars etc. All these are high energy objects. Apart from that there is something called Cosmic Energy which is abundant throughout the Universe and which we can channelize for our benefits by using techniques like Meditation, Pranayama or Reiki.

• Spirituality is like an Advanced form of Religion.

• 99% of an atom is made up of electromagnetic energy due to the fast movement of the 1% matter called electrons. This explains why human beings and also this whole Universe are actually energy objects.

• Even though Spirituality looks like reality, I would suggest do not avoid the teachings of your own religion as religion is a simple way to understand God.

• All religions are true and great and give us good guidelines on how to realize God, live a happy and a peaceful life. 

Let us accept the great messages offered by our religions and also take some steps to understand and learn Spirituality.

Spirituality is not only for the grown-ups but for any young person who likes to learn and explore more on these topics.

There is no question of comparison between religions on which is better because all religions are great and gives us the knowledge about God. The greatness of Spirituality and Religion should not be belittled by insignificant arguments or judgements between people of different faiths.

We as Indians should be proud of our rich culture and the coexistence of people of different religion, caste, languages etc.

   

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By Deepak Devaraj

Author of the BestSelling Book Unlimited Energy