Belief vs. Experience

Religion begins with belief — in the teachings, visions, or revelations of someone else. It builds systems, traditions, and rules around another’s experience of the Divine.

Spirituality, on the other hand, begins where belief ends — in your own experience. It is not secondhand. It’s direct, raw, and real.

You can read all the sacred books in the world, but until you feel truth rise from within you, it's just knowledge — not knowing.

Religion can guide. But only experience can transform.

- Manu