If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Cultivating fear strengthens it, while cultivating faith leads to mastery over challenges.
- In plain terms
- Growing fear makes it worse; growing faith makes you stronger.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on building faith, not fear.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you cultivating in your mind?
- How does fear affect your decisions?
Another view
Faith alone may not solve practical problems without action.
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