Daily Meditation: Sunday, December 23, 2012

Faith - how it differs from belief

12/23/2012

Faith is not an irrational feeling; it is based on the experiences we had during our past incarnations, which have been inscribed in our soul. Yes, the origin of our faith lies in everything we studied, verified and experienced in our former lives. We can only have faith in what we have experienced; otherwise, we are talking not of faith but of belief. If you have faith in God, it is because you have communed with him, you have touched him, and this contact has left such a strong mark that you can no longer doubt – faith in God is etched within you. If you can state that a particular path leads to a particular place, it is because you know the route. However, if you state that taking a particular route will lead to palaces and gardens, yet what you find are only swamps or precipices, it just means that you were driven by the need to believe and not by the certainty of faith. Belief arises from a subjective wish: you imagine it will come true, but usually it is not the case. Faith, on the other hand, is an absolute certainty that becomes a reality.