spiritual

[sarat_106]

Originally Posted by Anglika

All that may well be true, but there are many "religious" people who are far from having spirituality, and there are "spiritual" people who reject religion completely. It is a term that is often used by people to excuse their lack of religious belief.

Here is an extract from a treatise on spirituality by - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With respect to religion, this implies that spirituality takes on the following characteristics: faith becomes more personal, less dogmatic, more open to experimentation, and is based upon personal experience. From this perspective, religion and spirituality can be seen as merely two stages in the inner growth of the faithful aspirant, so much so that many followers of constituted religions consider spirituality to be an intrinsic and inseparable aspect of their religious experience.
The relationship between religion and spirituality can, thus, be seen comparable to the relationship between container and content, between form and substance, or between theory and practice.

This is fairly a well explained interpretation of the relationship between religion and spiritually. If this is accepted, I think, those who have some practice and personal experience of spirituality will never reject religion. Conversely, those who have read the religious teachings and understood their essence will never say that they are far from spirituality.

[Anglika]

I stand by my comment, whatever the contributors to Wikipedia choose to think.

[Raymott]

Originally Posted by sarat_106

Here is an extract from a treatise on spirituality by - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With respect to religion, this implies that spirituality takes on the ...

Why have you chosen this quote out of context from halfway down the page?
Did you not see this paragraph above it, or are you being deliberately deceptive?

"While the terms spirituality and religion are sometimes used interchangeably, an important distinction exists between them. Traditionally, religions have regarded spirituality as an integral aspect of their religious experience and have long arrogated spirituality for themselves; claiming true spirituality cannot be experienced by the secular (non-religious). Declining membership of organised religions in the western world, however, has given rise to a broader view of spirituality."
Spirituality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yes, they have a paragraph on spirituality "with respect to religion", but I'm sure you'd be capable of seeing the logical error you're making - as well as errors of either quotation, or understanding the article.

[sarahmira]

Thank you all for sharing your thoughts with me and for expanding my understanding of that word. I appreciate that.