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I don’t know if this a generally accepted definition, but to me spirituality is guided only by direct first-hand experience, while religion is a set of beliefs from some other humans or books written by humans. Spiritual teachers are trying to point you towards firsthand experiences, as opposed to just asking you to believe what they say.

Obviously there is some crossover between the two - spiritual teachers might be a bit religious and vice versa.

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"Spritualism" is just as man made as people claim "religion" is man made.

Some verses in the bible that indicates that the "chrisitian" religion is _not_ based on man made ideas, but instead flies in the face of them:

> "If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person's religion is worthless."

> "Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world."

I think that using an argument of "spiritual" vs "religion" is a justification, not a fact.

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