Faith

"Faith is not to understand, but to feel!"

"You will find the lies in the light and truth in the dark"

"Trees endure the hot sun and rainstorms by sending their roots down deeper. The adversity they face is eventually the source of great stability. The harshness of the elements surrounding them causes them to seek another source of life. They will one day come to the place that even the greatest of windstorms cannot affect their ability to produce fruit."

"I will use this period of spiritual training in my life to focus on the greatness of my God instead of the impossibility of my circumstances."

"Faith is a focus on God."

"Be more concerned about your life's impact on the lives of others than your image."

"God himself teaches the way to heaven."

"If you say something as if it were, that isn't, is it considered a lie, or speaking it into existence?"

"When you leave reasoning & start believing than nothing is reasonable & everything is believable."

"Belief in immortality is harmful because it is not in our power to conceive of the soul as really incorporeal. So this belief is in fact a belief in the prolongation of life, and it robs death of its purpose."

"A young man was sitting at home when a terrible rainstorm began. Within hours, the man’s house began to flood, and someone came to his door offering a ride to higher ground. The man declined, saying, 'God will take care of me.' A few hours later, as the waters engulfed the first floor of the man’s home, a boat passed by, and the captain offered to take the man to safety. The man declined, saying, 'God will take care of me.' A few hours after that, as the man waited on his roof—his entire home flooded—a helicopter flew by, and the pilot offered transportation to dry land. Again the man declined, telling the pilot that God would care for him. Soon thereafter, the waters overcame the man, and as he stood before God in heaven, he protested his fate: 'You promised that you’d help me so long as I was faithful.' God replied, 'I sent you a car, a boat, and a helicopter. Your death is your own fault.' God helps those who help themselves."

"When you put faith in that which you know, it is called faith (shraddha). When you put faith in what you don’t know; that is called ignorance-based faith [agnan- shraddha]."

"When can one’s soul acknowledge (accept)? When one has an ‘open mind’. This [Akram Vignan] is not something one has to keep faith in. Faith should arise automatically. Regardless of whether I rebuke or scold you, even then faith should come within you."

"Intellectuals cannot find the bottom (base) of the faith. It is not possible to do both together, to remain afloat and (also) measure the ocean depth at the same time."

"True peace cannot be found in a ‘place’. Rather, it is found in a Person who can be with you in any ‘place’."

"Never let fear control you, let faith take control."

"Your success in worldly life (sansar) is in proportion to your faith and truthfulness!"

"There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed."

"History has taught us that when understanding and tolerance are fostered, people of different faiths can live together in harmony. Regrettably, history has also taught us the opposite, that such states of equilibrium can quickly degenerate and succumb to rhetoric of anger and fear, sometimes leading to violence and even war. A balance of mutual respect and tolerance needs to be maintained through good works. Interrelations need continual nurturing."

"Men behaves according to their beliefs."