Spirituality is the ticket allright, Stilly. It's the body, so to speak, of the matter, and organized religion is a suit of gaudy clothes that some people want to dress that body up in. They then fight each other over differing clothing styles, which is a total waste of their time and energy.

Religion involves rules and restrictions, ceremonials, hierarchies, temporal power, political power, and money. It defends old territory and seeks to conquer new territory.

Spirituality involves the building of self-awareness and awareness of others, and the accomplishment of positive personal change through expanding those awarenessnesses. It does not set forth a list of rules and restrictions. It discovers new territory, but seeks to conquer only self (in the sense of overcoming one's own weaknesses and finding one's strengths).

Religion is an organizational matter. Spirituality is a personal matter.