Spirituality = Aliveness to the present moment...
Religion = Openness to a great mystery. All humans are religious.
Prayer = Silent openness to whatever lifts up your heart.
Mysticism = The experience of limitless belonging (eg, when you fall in love or when in nature, you feel one with everything)....the great mystics, they let this experience determine and shape every moment of their lives.
Monasticism = religion of the heart (There’s a monk in each of us).
-I paraphrased this highly recommended, beautiful episode between Benedictine monk, David Steindl-Rast and Krista Tippet via the On Being podcast, “How to Be Grateful in Every Moment.”