Religion and Spirituality...

I believe there is an important distinction to be made between
religion and spirituality.

Religion I take to be concerned with belief
in the claims to salvation of one faith tradition or another--

an
aspect of which is acceptance of some form of meta-physical or
philosophical reality, including perhaps an idea of heaven or hell.

Connected with this are religious teachings or dogma, ritual, prayers
and so on.

Spirituality I take to be concerned with those qualities of
the human spirit--

such as love and compassion, patience, tolerance,
forgiveness, contentment, a sense of responsibility, a sense of
harmony,

which bring happiness to both self and others.


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-His Holiness the Dalai Lama