What is the difference between spirituality and religion?

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Spirituality is a personal, individual experience focused on inner growth and connection to a higher power or purpose, while religion is a structured system of beliefs, practices, and rituals shared by a community.
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There are lot of religions where each religion follows their specific God and worships them whereas spirituality is concerned with soul and it's completeness and to strive for it's purity.
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Spirituality enables a person to connect with his own existence and analyze it minutely. In fact, being spiritual means that a person knows on the basis of his experience that he himself is the source of his happiness. Spirituality is related to our inner life.The noble qualities like truth, non-violence,...
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Spirituality enables a person to connect with his own existence and analyze it minutely. In fact, being spiritual means that a person knows on the basis of his experience that he himself is the source of his happiness. Spirituality is related to our inner life.The noble qualities like truth, non-violence, celibacy, charity, kindness, patience, forgiveness, and senses. Restraint of mind, not getting angry, not stealing etc. are many virtues, following which is called religion. This brings order, discipline, completeness and purity in life. read less
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In understanding disorder order comes naturally

Both are the creation of thought, both provide a sense of security to the mind, and without security mind cannot exist.
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