Self Confidence - The Basis for Faith in God - The Basis for Faith in God - Prerequisite to Achie 01

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The Basis for Faith in God - Prerequisite to Achie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The early explorers, who left Europe to sail west in search of new lands, were filled with confidence. They had faith that they would not fall off the "edge"of the world. They were confident of their destination and of their ability to reach that destination. As a result, they discovered a new world of wonder and wealth.Self confidence is also an indispensable attribute of the successfulspiritual explorer. Little, if anything, is accomplished without confidence in oneself. We must have confidence that we will accomplish the task, that we will travel the path to our destination. Without hope for a successful conclusion, there can be little enthusiasm for the journey. We must be convinced of our own innate divinity. There is no place for self condemnation, which causes us to question our worthiness to succeed."Without self confidence, no achievement is possible. If you have confidence in your strength and skill, you

can draw upon the inner springs of courage and raise yourselves to a higher level of joy and peace. For confidence in yourselves arises through the atma, which is your inner reality. The atma is peace, it is joy, it is strength, it is wisdom. So it is from the atma that you draw all these equipments for spiritual progress" BabaWithout self confidence, we are tossed on the stormy seas of confusion and doubt. Without that deep faith in yourselves, we are driven from port to port, never finding the rest we seek. The fulfillment of our search in the world is found within ourselves. Whatever satisfaction we find around us is a reflection of our inner contentment."The fisrt thing you have to do is develop self confidence. It is people who have no confidence in their own self who begin to wander about and to waver and to take to various different paths" BabaEven material progress is based on faith in ourselves, in our own ability to

accomplish a task. We achieve little if we are swayed by the criticisms of the crowd. We must chart a course and then hold to it, undisturbed by the inevitable ups and downs along the way. Like the early explorers, we may not find exactly what we expect, but we are sure to expand our horizons. We must value our own inner vision and our ability to manifest that vision in our lives."Don't deny the validity of your own experience. Stand on your strength, be unmoved either by adulation or denigration. Follow my lead; I am unaffected by either, I march on alone, undeterred and my own accord. I am my own guide and witness; have full faith in this" BabaContinued..Self Confidence - The Basis for Faith in God - Faith in Self, Faith in God Part 02