Faith
Warning: Some individuals may think that questioning their faith in hazardous to their spiritual wellbeing. If you are one of these individuals, you might not want to read the following.
Faith, what is it worth?
Faith is neither good nor bad. It is simply blind, and blind actions driven by blind faith are far less successful in imparting the symbolic meaning behind the rituals to their practitioners. If you practice something blindly, you become a puppet of tradition. Going through the motions without knowing or wanting to know the significance behind them.
Blind faith stems from a satisfied attitude. An attitude that is perfectly fine with things remaining a mystery. When origins of practices remain mysterious, the meaning behind them is lost because the actions are taken away from the context.
Although the idea of Faith itself is imperfect, it is a tool. Faith is internal application. Essentially, it doesn't make the world a better place, but it has the potential to make you a better person - religions give you the basic guidelines, its up to you how you interpret and act on them. Faith without works is dead. I believe that it is your actions that will make a difference in the world. Then again, who's to say that you can't be a better person without faith.
As far as organized religion goes, I don't entirely think that it is necessary. Once you have the ability of connecting with the divine within yourself, you become self sufficient when it comes to religious teachings.
Faith, what is it worth?
Faith is neither good nor bad. It is simply blind, and blind actions driven by blind faith are far less successful in imparting the symbolic meaning behind the rituals to their practitioners. If you practice something blindly, you become a puppet of tradition. Going through the motions without knowing or wanting to know the significance behind them.
Blind faith stems from a satisfied attitude. An attitude that is perfectly fine with things remaining a mystery. When origins of practices remain mysterious, the meaning behind them is lost because the actions are taken away from the context.
Although the idea of Faith itself is imperfect, it is a tool. Faith is internal application. Essentially, it doesn't make the world a better place, but it has the potential to make you a better person - religions give you the basic guidelines, its up to you how you interpret and act on them. Faith without works is dead. I believe that it is your actions that will make a difference in the world. Then again, who's to say that you can't be a better person without faith.
As far as organized religion goes, I don't entirely think that it is necessary. Once you have the ability of connecting with the divine within yourself, you become self sufficient when it comes to religious teachings.
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