From Powers Within**~**FAITH(Increasing ones faith:The Mother):::*~*Faith is certainly a gift given to us by the Divine Grace.It is like a door suddenly opening upon an eternal truth,through which we can see it,almost touch it.As in everything else in the ascent of humanity,there is the necessity----specially at the beginning---of personal effort.It is possible that in some exceptional circumstances,for reasons which completely elude our intelligence,faith may come almost accidentally,quite unexpectedly,almost without ever being solicited,but most frequently it is an answer to a yearning,a need,an aspiration,something in the being that is seeking and longing,even though not in very conscious and systematic way.But in any case,when faith has been granted,when one has had this sudden inner illumination,in order to preserve it constantly in the active consciousness individual effort is altogether indispensable.One must hold on to ones faith;one must seek it,cultivate it,protect it.In the human mind there is a morbid and deplorable habit of doubt,argument,scepticism.This is where human effort must be put in:the refusal to admit them,the refusal to listen to them and still more refusal to follow them.No game is more dangerous than playing menatally with doubt and scepticism.They are not only enemies,they are terrible pitfalls,and once one falls into them,it becomes tremendously difficult to pull oneself out.----------......For the inner flame to burn,one must feed it;one must watch over the fire,throw into it the fuel of all the errors one wants to get rid of,all that delays the progress,all that darkens the path.If one doesnt feed the fire,it smoulders under the ashes ones unconsciousness and inertia,and then,not years,but lives,centuries will pass before one reaches the goal.ONE MUST WATCH OVER ONES FAITH AS ONE WATCHES OVER THE BIRTH OF SOMETHING INFINITELY PRECIOUS,AND PROTECT IT VERY CAREFULLY FROM EVERYTHING THAT CAN IMPAIR IT.In the ignorance and darkness of the beginning,faith is the most direct expression of the Divine Power which comes to fight and conquer.*~*
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 17:38:57 +0000
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