Faith is freedom from fear in the middle of fear || Acharya Prashant (2016)

Listener: “Fear can be answered only with Faith” (A quote by Acharya prashant) What does this mean? And what is ‘Faith’

AP:

Faith is to be certain without reason.

Usually, when you are sure of something, confident of something, it is because of a reason. You have some previous experience, or you have somebody to trust; now you feel safe and secure and sure. Walking into a new room, into a totally new place; if you are not afraid it would be because you have had previous experiences of the kind or because you trust something or somebody. May be you trust your strength; may be your trust the builder or the owner of the room. There is always a reason when we feel safe, secure or good.

Now there is a danger in that. What is the danger? If we feel safe, secure, good, all right, for a reason, then we will not feel safe, secure, good, alright if..? If that reason is withdrawn or taken away. And reasons are supports. Reasons are events, and happening or people. They come and go.

If for your well-being, you are dependent on a reason, then your well-being is very precariously placed. It would always be unsure about its longevity. You are dependent on something and that something is not you, it is outside of you, it is outside of your control, it can vanish any day; just disappear. Now if your support, if your reason behind your well-being disappears, then you find yourself with no support. Hence, you are afraid. Do you see the reason of fear?