Faith is a state of openness or trust. To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float. And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding on. In other words, a person who is fanatic in matters of religion, and clings to certain ideas about the nature of God and the universe, becomes a person who has no faith at all. Instead they are holding tight. But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Faith is trusting the flow of life rather than clinging to fixed beliefs. Holding tightly to ideas about God or the universe actually shows a lack of faith.
- In plain terms
- Faith means letting go and trusting, not holding on to specific beliefs.
- What can you take from it?
- Let go of rigid beliefs to be open to truth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you cling to?
- How does letting go feel?
Another view
Some structured beliefs provide necessary comfort for people.
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