Manipulated Faith
Another type of faith is manipulated faith. It may happen that we get misguided by people with wrong motivations. Because we are not able to recognize their motivations, we still put faith in them. The reason for that may be our destiny, which is a result of our actions in this and previous lifetimes. In this way we may have somehow come into a situation, where there are many impurities. If we put our faith in a manipulator, then we can not expect anything else but unhealthy conditions to come. We can find manipulated and blind faith manifested all around us. Therefore it is one of the crucial issues to fight against these types of faith by increased awareness through spiritual knowledge. People have faith in film stars, in musicians, football players, politicians. They believe that money can buy happiness; that pills or any other type of drugs will make them happier than they are now. They have put their blind faith in so much nonsense. All this is a result of being manipulated. So they are thinking that something will be beneficial for them, while it is actually very detrimental.
We should be very cautious. When we talk about healing faith, we are referring to a beneficial practice, which will bring good results.
Considering all these topics on faith, we should know that the most important influence on our faith comes from the inner voice. This is our inner conscience. It is the voice of the protector and benefactor of all. This inner voice is just as much a part of existence, as all the other aspects of life are part of it. The only thing is that we are not very aware of it and we do not know how to relate to it. Our mind is very much disturbed by many impressions and thoughts. We do not have the inner peace to perceive the inner voice. For that we have to take help from outside and because of that we have to understand the importance of the Holy Scriptures and Saints. They are witnesses to the truth. They are guides and inspire us on our path of recovery. In them we will find our inner voice amplified. Then the doubts will disappear and we will make progress. In this way the inner voice will be more and more perceptible to us.
When we make decisions, we should think carefully about them, but still we should believe in our intuitions. We have to pray to the Lord of the heart to guide us properly and give us intuition. We have to understand, that the mistakes, which may still come on our way, are the reactions coming from our previous mistakes. No one else is to be blamed for this. In the course of time, the influence of our previous mistakes will disappear. We just have to go on with sincerity and dedication. We will always be protected. The Supreme Controller is in charge and He is taking care of us. He is giving us all kinds of experiences in this material world, so that we can become strong and fixed on the right path.