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THE WAY OF LIFE
for absolute faith and confidence. Man becomes fearless on account of faith and confidence. Doubt and diffidence render man fearful. Doubt destroys man. Faith is essential in the principles that are intangible, imperceptible and inscrutable. If you doubt the existence of those principles and if you doubt their efficacy then your objectives can never be fulfilled.
Question:
Blind faith is not desirable; is it not so?
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Answer: Faith is always blind and unquestioning. It is not faith if it seeks knowledge and definition. Faith is born out of love. Love is blind and so is faith. Faith is always blind. What kind of faith do you call blind faith? When you cannot understand something and others can understand it and believe it you call their faith blind. What kind of faith do you have in your mother? She serves you food and you eat it. You have faith in her hand so you do not get the food, served to you by your mother, chemically examined in a laboratory. If there is a doubt that some food served to him contains poison, then man does not eat it or he will get it tested in the laboratory. The entire life of man and all his activities are going on only on the basis of faith and that faith is blind.
THE GRAND PERSONALITY OF THE MAHAMANTRI
A strong faith appeared in the heart of Lilavati with respect to Shri Navakar Mantra because she had faith in Pathamini. Moreover, she had faith in the Chief Minister. She knew the extraordinary power of the Chief Minister's austere celibacy. Lilavati began the austerity of reciting the Navakar Mantra. She began reciting and meditating on the Navakar Mantra with perfect concentration. Day by day, her enthusiasm and exhilaration continued to increase. As she kept reciting the mantra, the tears of joy streamed forth from her eyes and her heart experienced an inexplicable felicity and peace. Her devotion for the Panchaparamesti became intenser. Pathamini met her every day. Time was passing in a serious and solemn manner.
Mahamantri Pethad Shah was also absorbed in his daily spiritual activities in perfect peace and mental well-being. The
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