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Spiritual aspirants heed the advice of Japanese poet Matsuo Basho, “Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.”
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For thousands of years, humanity has passionately pursued the Truth with a capital T—the ultimate answers to life and the universe. This perennial knowledge constitutes the answers to what are often called the soul questions:
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Let’s try to clear things up by taking a closer look at the most defining differences between religious and spiritual paths.
Religion:
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Traditional religious beliefs, sometimes based upon rigid interpretations of key teachings, can create an exclusive worldview that isolates those who may not share their views or interpretations.
Spirituality favors an inclu...
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Despite the best of intentions, religions can sometimes contain a subtle (or not so subtle) undercurrent of fear woven into their teachings.
By contrast, spirituality typically discards the vestiges of fear and worry in favo...
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These comparisons aren’t meant to be absolutes or an attempt to polarize one against the other.
Religious beliefs and spiritual beliefs differ in the ways in which they are practiced.
Whichever path or combination of the two you follow is the personal and subjec...
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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Religion: Religions are most often based upon the lives, teachings, and beliefs of a historical or archetypal figure (e.g., Christ, Buddha, Moses, Krishna, Muhammad).
Spirituality: By contrast, spirituality is more often based upon th...
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Through religion, you are taught to have faith in God or the scriptures as being the infallible and ultimate truth of reality.
Spirituality doesn’t dismiss faith; however, it often leans more heavily on direct experience of t...
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I've always seen myself get trapped in the fine line that seperates religion from spirituality, the two seem to be interconnected however when you take a deeper dive u see how seperate they are.
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Rumi, the 13th-century Sufi poet, compared emotions to unexpected visitors.
We're supposed to let them in and not hide from them, suppress them or pretend they do not exist.
“Wise men do not sit idly by and moan about what they have lost, but cheerfully strive to repair the damage.”
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