Guest guest Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Faith By Swami Shivananda Faith in God elevates the soul, purifies the heart and emotions, and leads to the vision of God. Faith is the soul of every religion. It creates new hopes and awakens in one the presence of God. Faith is the eye that sees the Lord, and the hand that clings to Him. Faith is power. Faith is strength. Faith is abundant energy. He who has faith is strong. He who doubts is weak. Strong faith precedes great actions. Faith illumines the spiritual path, builds a bridge across the gulf of death, and takes one to the other shore of fearlessness and deathlessness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Yes; The Faith is precondition to any spiritual endevour. Hindu mythology has used Lord Shiva to sybolise Faith. Shiva had a wife named Sati, who syboloses the Curiosity, which is pure mental activity. She (the Curiosity) had to burn herself into the fire of Duty (the Yagan of Daksha Prajapati)and to take a new birth as Respectfull Belife (Sradha)to wed lord Shiva (Faith)again in order to learn as how to perceive the charachetr of Rama (The Absolute) With love to all Sadhaks/Sadhikas Satish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Namaste Satish Here is for you, Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra Om Tryambhakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam Urvarukamiva Bandhanan Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat We worship the Three-eyed One (Lord Siva). Who is fragrant and who nourishes well all beings. May He liberate us from death for the sake of immortality, Even as the cucumber is severed from bondage to the creeper. love Ninna -- In , safar_x <no_reply> wrote: > Yes; The Faith is precondition to any spiritual endevour. Hindu > mythology has used Lord Shiva to sybolise Faith. Shiva had a wife > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Namaste Satish Thank you for sharing heart faith. loving kindness Ninna Here is more on Faith: True Faith By Swami Shivananda True faith must come from the heart. It must be rooted deep within the heart. The faith that comes from the mind only- what we might call mental faith- is not real and lasting. It is faith only when things go well. But when adverse conditions prevail, this kind of mental faith breaks down. It is not strong. It is a kind of faith with expectation. Faith and self-surrender both mean the same thing. If there is faith in God, then one will have perfect surrender unto him. If one has surrendered to God, one will have perfect faith in Him. Most of us have a faith and surrender that is tinged with some kind of selfishness and expectation of results. Our faith is not pure and taintless. As is our prayer, so is our faith. If the prayer is for petty things and rewards, the faith also will be weak and faltering. If the petty things and rewards are not granted by God, our faith soon evaporates. We lose faith in Him, and even go to the extent of turning against God. A strong faith meets all tests, trials and challenges of life with courage, cheer and confidence. Such a faith has a true understanding and knowledge of God's grace, knowing that what He does is for our good. , safar_x <no_reply> wrote: > Yes; The Faith is precondition to any spiritual endevour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 So true. I think the word "FAITH" was elegantly described by St. Augustine. "Faith is something that you don't see, but what you see is the effect of it." Regards, Dr. Yadu , "ninnapeeps" <ninnapeeps> wrote: > Faith > By Swami Shivananda > > Faith in God elevates the soul, purifies the heart and > emotions, and leads to the vision of God. Faith is the soul > of every religion. It creates new hopes and awakens in one > the presence of God. Faith is the eye that sees the Lord, > and the hand that clings to Him. Faith is power. Faith is > strength. Faith is abundant energy. He who has faith is > strong. He who doubts is weak. Strong faith precedes > great actions. > > Faith illumines the spiritual path, builds a bridge across the > gulf of death, and takes one to the other shore of fearlessness > and deathlessness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 In my humble opinion,Dr. Yadu, while trying to deciphering some sanscrit word we must not be guided by any other european language than "Nighantu" and "Nirukta". Faith is translated in sanskrit as "Vishwas". There is need to undersand the difference between the "Vishwas" and "Andh-Vishwas". Likewise Shiva is " Sah - Va " meaning that which is benificial or for welfare (Kalyana) and completely embeded into metirial consciousness. Thanks for ellucidating the concept anyway Love All Satish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 Faith has a very deep meaning and has an important place in Sadhna. Someone told me Faith alone can take one on the higher realms of Sadhna. But can Faith alone, take us to Moksha ? wat should be its true role in a sadhaka's life ? regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 Welcome back Dr. Yadu and Dr. Nachiketa!! Now that you are all here we can have some good discussions again! _/\_ Tat twam asi Uma , dr_nachiketa <no_reply> wrote: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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