Collected Works of Sri Aurobindo

Faith is a certitude which is not necessarily based on experience and knowledge.

      Faith ― confidence in the Divine and the unshakable certitude of the Divine's Victory.

It is good to have this unshakable faith ― it makes your path easier and shorter.

True faith does not depend on circumstances.

Faith in spiritual power must not depend on circumstances.

A faith based on material proofs is not faith ― it is a bargaining.

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Faith first, knowledge afterwards.

They who have faith will go through.

It is indispensable to keep the faith and the will to conquer.

 2 May 1949

Faith: you flame up and triumph.

Faith is the surest guide in the darkest days.

 16 August 1954

In an unshakable faith lies all our hope.

 3 September 1954

The night always is full of promises and we must face it with full faith and confidence.

 18 October 1954

At every moment all the unforeseen, the unexpected, the unknown is before us ― and what happens to us depends mostly on the intensity and purity of our faith.

 3 November 1954

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If we had a truly living faith, an absolute certitude of the almighty power of the Divine, His manifestation could be so evident that the whole earth would be transformed by it.

 5 November 1954  

Keep an immutable faith. Truth will triumph.

 10 November 1971  

Have faith in the Divine, and go deep inside yourself. My help is always with you.

 7 April 1972

Have faith and go on.

 13 July 1972

Our best help is faith ― the Divine is all merciful.

With love and blessings.  

CONFIDENCE

There is a great power in the simple confidence of a child.

 17 November 1954

It is with the confidence of a child that our heart implores the Divine.

 5 December 1954  

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The best way of meeting difficulties is a quiet and calm confidence in the Grace.

 13 August 1966

Keep faith and confidence and remain cheerful.

Any advice?

Be steady and confident.

 3 September 1972

Everybody is imperfect and has to progress. Keep firm and confident.

 17 December 1972

Be confident, you will become what you have to be and achieve what you have to do.

One must have entire confidence in the Victory of the Divine ― and this general Victory will include in itself the personal victory of all who will have remained faithful and confident.

With confidence we shall advance; with certitude we shall wait.  

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