Faith in Self, Faith in God

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--a good article!!

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sai ram

--- Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy

wrote:

 

> Faith in Self, Faith in God

>

> An engineer who plans a tall building knows the

> importance of a

> strong foundation. To reach great heights, he must

> first dig down to

> a firm base in the earth. It would be foolish to

> build upon shifting

> sands, for the structure would soon topple. The firm

> foundation for

> faith in God is faith in Self. When we reach down to

> the solid basis

> in ourselves, our progress is assured.

>

> If we cannot find our own inner strength, how will

> we recognize

> divine Power? Faith in self is the basis for faith

> in God, for it is

> the divinity within that enables us to recognize the

> divinity in the

> world. If we had never tasted the sweetness of

> sugar, why would we

> seek it out in the candy store?

>

> " Self-Confidence is the basis of faith in God also.

> People who do not

> know who they are and who have no confidence in

> their own strength

> and power assert that there is no God. But how can

> they declare that

> the God in whom you believe and who exists for you

> does not exist "

>

> Divinity lies hidden within every person. Spiritual

> discipline

> reveals it. Like deriving butter milk from milk,

> certain methods are

> required to make divinity emerge. When we act on our

> aspirations with

> faith in our ability, we earn God's grace and

> guidance in the task.

> Those who make the effort, seizing every chance for

> advancement, earn

> that grace.

>

> " Everyone has the right to earn grace, but those

> like Ramakrishna,

> who have faith in themselves, will earn it soon and

> plentifully. God

> loves those who have the Self-Confidence and the

> Courage of

> conviction and who seize every opportunity to

> improve their spiritual

> status "

>

> Self - Confidence arises from the atma, the inner

> reality. Even if we

> do not recognize the source of our strength, it is

> enough if we heed

> its direction. The voice within is the unfailing

> guide to higher

> experience. It manifests as a thirst for truth and

> goodness. It

> assures us of our abilities and worth. It discloses

> the paths of

> right and wrong.

>

> " Your self is God. You have faith in your judgment,

> your

> intelligence, your ability, because God within tells

> you not to

> falter or fear. That assurance wells from within,

> from your basic

> truth, which is otherwise called God. It does not

> matter if you do

> not call it God. Its is enough if you believe in

> yourself; that is

> the real test of theism "

>

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

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