What is faith?
Does faith have any scientific, or even reasonable basis? And if you truly have faith then how come worries of the future still grip you? Personally, I believe, if you want your faith to be firm then put aside any logic. And if you want your rational mind to be firm then put aside faith. When we try to induce reasoning in faith, we end up polluting them both. Faith just is, God just is, Nature just is, belief just is. "Why" yields no answer when it comes to faith. Surely, we can fit explanations and theories but they don't solve any purpose beyond a temporary stimulus. Are the stories in the Torah, Quran, Bible or Bhagavatam true? The question is does it matter to you? Faith is mostly based on what we have already taken to be true, and rarely on the actual truth itself.
When faith runs deep in your being, surrender to the Divine comes automatically. Inner peace is a natural by-product of surrender. A child feels secure in his mother's arms because he knows that she'll protect him. It's not an intellectual idea but an ingrained belief the child has. And, it is this subtle differentiation between believing you've faith and actually having it that makes all the difference to your inner peace.
Om Namah Shivay
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