[jplr8922]

I've actually had the opportunity to practice a bit of zen meditation within a traditional framework (Rinzai Zen) which is very close to what Leonard Cohen experienced.

In my humble opinion, spirituality is to religion what 'passion for fitness' is to a gym. A gym is an organisation with rules, employees, a boss, location, history, etc. Some people go there in order to get a 'healthy person' identity, meet friends, and to make sure that their body image fits the attractivness metrics of the society in which they live. The actual experience of pushing iron and sweating is an inconvenient.