Quote of the day - Apr 3rd

Faith, Devotion and Understanding
How you cultivate faith and devotion depends on your own openness, knowledge, and understanding. Understanding cannot be imposed, faith cannot be forced, and devotion must be naturally developed.
Experience shapes your belief—faith grows when something in your life confirms the Path and deepens through lived experience. Openness is the seed of devotion—devotion often arises after practice, not before it. Faith becomes devotion when it stops being about reward and becomes about relationship. Spend your time reading books that offer wisdom, expand your knowledge, and provide the kind of insight that leads to deeper understanding. (D-820430-1)