By His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada
- Faith means unflinching trust in something sublime.
- By rendering transcendental service to Krsna, one automatically performs all subsidiary activities. This confident, firm faith, favorable to the discharge of devotional service, is called sraddha.
- Sraddha, faith in Krsna, is the beginning of Krsna consciousness. Faith means strong faith.
- Faith means complete conviction.
- Faith means that faith is created after reading Bhagavad-gita.
- Faith means one who has got firm faith in the words of Krsna.
- Faith means strong faith, not flickering faith.
- That faith means unflinching faith without any deviation, with full understanding.
- Faith means real faith. So whenever there is real faith, there is activity also.
- Faith means firm conviction that “If I become transcendentally engaged in the service of the Lord, then my life becomes successful.” This is called faith. And that conviction must be firm, not tottering faith.
- Faith means believing firmly.
- Faith means to believe in the word of Krsna, that “Surrendering to Krsna I will get everything. Now, I am free. This is my perfection.” That is called faith.
- Faith means acceptance. When you accept, then your faith begins. If you have got hesitation, then the faith has not begun. Or it is in the hazy state.
- Not that “So long God is my order supplier, I trust in Him, and as soon as He refuses to supply my order, I don’t trust Him,” that is not firm faith. “God is putting me in distress; still, I trust Him. Or God is putting me in happiness; still, I trust Him.” That is called firm faith. In any circumstances, the faith is not withdrawn. That is firm faith.
- Faith means krsne bhakti, “If I surrender to Krsna, then my all perfection is there.” This is called sraddha.
- That is faith — means on knowledge. So faith with knowledge is very good. But beginning must be faith, with knowledge or without knowledge.
- Faith means to believe strongly.
- Faith means by seeing others, respectable persons following, “And why not I shall follow?”
- Faith means that you are meant for giving some service to Krsna. You should stick to that service, that path, in spite of all impediments. That is the passing of test.
- Faith means extreme faith. Not reserved. Faith does not mean any reservation.
compiled by Akrura das
pamho agtACBSP
This is everything we need to know regarding faith!
I remember when i was just a teen i got the 3 first volumes of Srimad-Bhagavatam from the priest of my village in Italy.
I’m talking about 30 years ago when i started to read Bhagavad-gita as it is by HDG ACBSP.
Immediately thoughts of my previous live awoke in my heart and i felt strongly impressed by the words of our beloved acharya when HE says that whoever concentrates the mind on the personal form of SRI SYAMASUNDARA without deviation and strong faith, is the greatest yogi.
It took a little while for me to find out the original form of SRI SYAMASUNDARA may be because of too much attachment but after different calls the devotees kindly showed me the picture of SRI SYAMASUNDARA at Yamuna river and the peacocks. At once i started to follow SRILA PRABHUPADA’s instructions by practicing ananyas cintayanto mam (BG.9.22).
Unfortunately i used to be very restless by nature in this life, facing unlimited troubles since my childhood.
Therefore SRI KRSNA made me to meet HIM through the mercy of SRILA PRABHUPADA at very young age when i was 16 years because HE already knew that my faith for HIM was increasing in spite of all these obstacles. By focusing the mind on HIM with the faith that He will make me free.
Now i’m 50 years and i got no doubts anymore when SRI KRSNA says, yoga ksema vahamy aham, because for a few times i was lucky to surrender to SRI SYAMASUNDARA in a helpless state of mind.
By practicing ananyas cintayanto mam (worship with devotion), even if it has been for a little while, but the recompesantion is huge therefore my faith is growing.
Keep on chanting, reading and serving our beloved acharya’s transcendental teachings without caring for the outside world full of hypocrisy,argue and fight.
So i got this position now and because i see the benefit of SRILA PRABHUPADA’s instructions i will never stop this sublime spiritual practice, khanda, khanda hai’deha yadi jaya prana tabu ami vadane na chadi harinam – “Even if you cut my body into pieces, I will never give up the chanting of Hari nama.” [C. B. Adi 6.94]
Which will deliver everyone in Krsna consciousness with daily growing faith in saddhana bhakti that the maha mantra hare krsna is the best friend of all living entities because it is abhinnatvan nama-naminoh, without being different from the person whose name we are chanting.
HIS name is not different from SRI KRSNA who IS completely purnah suddho, pure and nitya mukto, eternally liberated. Therefore HE can deliver us by continuously chanting with strong faith.
ys seva das
haribol