Religion and spirituality are NOT mutually exclusive. OMG, nothing could be further from the truth!
Raja Yoga is a personal, spiritual discipline: a code of conduct, exercise and meditation that will turbocharge your existing religious beliefs, and/or drive you into the nearest temple, church or synagogue!
There’s an aspect of YOU that’s IMMUTABLE! It literally NEVER changes; as far as your body and mind are concerned, it IS eternal! Yet without it, you wouldn’t know you were alive! And btw – you won’t find it mentioned in any anatomy book:
Your consciousness: the awareness OF your thoughts.
You exist in three planes: body, mind & consciousness. Raja Yoga is a practice in better understanding the subtlest aspect of ourselves – and in so doing, coming to a better understanding of the nature of life.
The discipline of Raja Yoga deepens self-awareness and THAT will cause you to seek answers to your own personal questions – and likely lead to a belief in, if not a deepened connection with your understanding of the source of everything.