They are identical. Now, to ignore the existence and the operation of the soul in human conduct and activity, would be to ignore yourself completely. There would be no such thing as life itself. So, to remove religion is to remove the soul. That is what I was trying to tell our friend other day who came to me from the All India Radio.
Religion is the science of the soul.
It is not Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, etc. These are not religions. These are only the shapes that religion has taken in social relationship. Religion is the characteristic of the soul made manifest in outward conduct and activity. And if the soul is what you are, then religion is your conduct, and you cannot say that your conduct can be other than the religious.