Eknath Easwaran's Commentary
If I haven’t come to have faith in the Lord within, who is my real Self, how can I be secure? How can I be at peace? How can I live for others? By “faith” I do not mean blind faith, but a deep belief based on personal experience.
It is not enough to have faith in spiritual ideals, based on the testimony of the scriptures or spiritual teachers. We must realize these truths for ourselves, in our own life and consciousness. As the Buddha was fond of saying, the spiritual teacher only points the way; we must do our own traveling. The personal example of others may plant the seed in our hearts, but faith can develop fully only when we begin to experience these truths in our own lives.
The Thought for the Day is today's entry from Eknath Easwaran's Words to Live By.