Doubt
Why is it easier to disbelieve than believe?
It is easier to disbelieve than to believe because disbelief
is an act of descent, whereas belief is an act of ascent.
Descending is easier than ascending.
It is easier to disbelieve than to believe because disbelief
is an act of breaking, and belief is an act of building.
Building is more difficult than breaking.
It is easier to disbelieve than to believe because disbelief
is an act of our self-centered mind, whereas belief
is an act of our self-giving heart.
Why do we disbelieve? We disbelieve because we are afraid
of oneness, afraid of the vast. We feel that when we
enter into the vast, we lose our identity, we lose our
individuality, we lose our very existence. But we forget
the undeniable truth that when we enter into the vastness,
it is nothing short of the enlargement of our divinized
consciousness.
When we disbelieve God, when we disbelieve the reality,
God remains the same. But what happens is that ignorance
gets the opportunity to envelop us more powerfully and
more completely. When we believe in God, God's compassion
gets the utmost opportunity to work in and through us
most powerfully.
The deeper we enter into. the spiritual life, the more
we become aware of the capacity of disbelief and belief.
Disbelief is nothing short of destruction. Belief is
nothing short of a new creation. Each time we believe
in something, we see the face of a new creator within
and without us. And when we go one step ahead, when
our inner faith looms large, then we see in us a perfected
man and a liberated soul.
