Interesting questions.
I do not believe that spirituality is a requirement for happiness, nor do I think being spiritual or not in any way impacts the level or constancy of happiness an individual feels.
In my opinion far more important than spirituality in the pursuit of happiness is the development of self-awareness and self-acceptance. The more deeply one understands and accepts themselves the more clarity they gain in identifying just what it is that brings them happiness (and I’d argue that most people are very out of touch with where their happiness comes from) on a consistent basis.
I believe that some people confuse spirituality/religion and their teachings with the road to happiness because they do give a set of possible roadmaps to attain happiness. There are other maps though.
I think spirituality leads to unhappiness when people confuse the maps they provide with the message. I do understand and believe some people have frequent, or even occasional, feelings of bliss/happiness from their spiritual beliefs/knowledge but this is not the case for all people. For the people who don’t find their happiness primarily from spirituality but try to force themselves spirituality would definitely lead to unhappiness.
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