 Here's five differences between religion and spirituality. This matters because as humans, we weren't created to be religious, we were created to be spiritual. Number one, religion is chosen for you. Spirituality is chosen by you. Number two, religion can exist separately and apart from people. Spirituality cannot. Thirdly, religion is belief in someone else's experience. Spirituality is having your own personal experience. Number four, religion is transactional in nature. Spirituality is transformative in nature. And fifth and finally, religion is about compliance and conformity and control. Spirituality is about freedom.