
[Unedited] Brother David Steindl-Rast with Krista Tippett
On Being with Krista Tippett
The Connection Between Religion and Spirituality
Religion is a difficult word because it combines two very, very different things. On the one hand, religion isa our innate religiosity. That means we area open towards this great mystery that some use the word god for. And in that sense, religiousness is very close to spirituality. The other thing is, human beings have, at certain times in history, created a tori and sociala bodies that are called religions or the religious traditions. Usually starts with a founder that is a particularly spiritual person,. Then it kind of a gets a life of its own. It kind of hardens into ritualism that doesn't help anybody. So i compare these religions we find in the world...
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