How our brain works is still a quest. Belief and faith two words which are often used synonymously and thus not always correctly. Faith is something much more than mere belief, as will be shown. In belief, as in doubt, there is a constructive and a destructive element. Applied constructively, adherence to valid beliefs leads to realization.
There are certain truths which cannot be understood by the sensory mind. Phenomena can be interpreted by the intellect from sensory experience, but not the substance underlying it. This requires inner clarifications. The teacher who has attained realization does the same to the undeveloped disciple, “Until you are able to understand, believe and follow me.”
It does not mean blind acceptance. Constructive belief has reason within it. Reason and feeling confirm that there is some truth behind every valid belief. If one can gain access to his inherent discriminative intelligence, he can arrive at that truth-the inner comprehension of truth that is attainable only by the spiritual development of the soul’s intuitive powers of perception. Until then, there might be contradiction between the student’s reason and the master’s realization. So true masters must ask their students to believe, to take for granted certain concepts on their authority, knowing that in time they can realize those truths for themselves.
If your IT teacher explains programming concepts to you, but you close your mind and say you do not believe him, because, at the moment you do not understand; then he cannot teach you. You have to note down his each and every instruction. If you do not get the promised results you will be justified in doubting, but you must be careful before you pronounce judgment, be sure you do not commit any error in solving the problem. So you must see, you must begin with the belief.
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