Stages of progression.
Suspicion
Doubt
Knowledge
Faith
It’s natural to be suspicious of things and the motivation of people , that is a good use of intelligence. As suspicion subside, still doubt remains , so further applications of intelligence is needed , enquiring and further understanding are most essential .
As those doubts clear, further understanding of knowledge and its practical applications develop , the beginnings of faith . Faith begins to increase , faith of the beginner, faith of the intermediate, and faith of the advanced spiritualist takes place by services and enquiries and progressive intelligent submission.
At no stage is intelligence given up , nor do we give up referring to Sri Guru in his forms as Siksa or Diksa , or the established Sadhu’s , current and past and always always the Sastra . Scriptures in the form of the Sruti and Smrit can never be ignored and must always be a reference point as checks and balance is never given up .
Faith carries one a long long way , and ultimately to unreserved faith , without any reservation , in matters of Bhava and Prema
ŚB 1.2.20
एवं प्रसन्नमनसो भगवद्भक्तियोगत: ।
भगवत्तत्त्वविज्ञानं मुक्तसङ्गस्य जायते ॥ २० ॥
evaṁ prasanna-manaso
bhagavad-bhakti-yogataḥ
bhagavat-tattva-vijñānaṁ
mukta-saṅgasya jāyate
Synonyms
evam — thus; prasanna — enlivened; manasaḥ — of the mind; bhagavat–bhakti — the devotional service of the Lord; yogataḥ — by contact of; bhagavat — regarding the Personality of Godhead; tattva — knowledge; vijñānam — scientific; mukta — liberated; saṅgasya — of the association; jāyate — becomes effective.
Translation
Thus established in the mode of unalloyed goodness, the man whose mind has been enlivened by contact with devotional service to the Lord gains positive scientific knowledge of the Personality of Godhead in the stage of liberation from all material association.
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