Spirituality vs. Religion

Can you be spiritual without having religious beliefsbeliefs is in their source. Religious beliefs are based
or belonging to any particular religious sect? Howon second hand information, in a very real sense,
do spiritual and religious beliefs differ and how areinformation and beliefs become traditional, passed
the two sometimes tied together? This articleon through scripture, proselytizing and popular
discusses my views on the role of spiritualitymedia. Spiritual beliefs, in contrast, are developed
versus the role of religious beliefs as well as theindividually and quite often deal with issues of a
similarities and differences of the two.more personal or intimate nature than those
Religious beliefs are often based on culturaladdressed by religious doctrine.
conditioning. Most religious beliefs are inheritedSpirituality is independent of religious beliefs or
from the family unit, learned in institutional settingsdoctrine. It is possible to be a spiritual person
or absorbed through contact with the society atwithout belonging to any religious denomination or
large. Spiritual beliefs on the other hand are mostadhering to the ideology of any particular religious
often based on personal experience.institution. To be spiritual, means that you
It is possible to have personal spiritual beliefs andrecognize and acknowledge a power or sensibility
religious ones at the same time; very often theywithin yourself and outside of yourself, beyond
go hand in hand. Many times these two types ofthe purely physical or mental. The recognition of
beliefs serve the same purpose. They give orderthe spiritual self and the acknowledgement of
to a world in chaos; they provide a moralforces beyond the scope of rational analysis does
foundation upon which to base behaviour. Thenot require membership in any group.
importance difference between the two types of