Indian Spiritual Science

Faith unlike belief is an expression of permanence, emanating from the soul. Belief stems from the perception of the mind while faith is an innate nature of the soul. Therefore, there remains no room for doubt when faith fills in. Both faith and belief may seem synonymous but they aren't. They cannot co-exist. When one believes in something or someone, that belief is temporary. In other words, that belief can turn into doubt. In fact, if one believes it is just to invite the doubt. There is no assurance in any relationship, career, or life for that matter as, belief lays as the foundation. When there is a trace of skepticism, there remains no transparency. Thus, faith is far away. The very identity of faith is marked by the absence of doubt. When we hear people say I lost faith, we must understand that has got his definitions wrong! Such an individual is entangled in his belief system and as a result he has never known faith. Faith can only be experienced after all beliefs s...

Faith is the most important quality for a spiritual aspirant. This is because its very meaning  is dicey. Faith means having no personal existence or in other words,  complete dependence. The very policy of spirituality is to forsake oneself. The 'self' in this context refers to the false identification to the body and mind. In the material platform, we are recognized by our name which can be changed, possessions which can be lost or the body which can perish. In this very world we have no permanence. We cannot find permanence in the minds of people nor our body can be maintained to the extent of achieving permanence. Everything in this material platform changes with time, place and circumstances. The past becomes ancient and after a point is forgotten. This is the case with all tenses of time. Everything changes with the wheel of time. But however, there is something that remains constantly, because of which one comes to the conclusion of - impermanence in this world. T...