Can shraddha (faith) become blind faith, and why did Krishna not use the word vivek (discernment)?
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"Shraddha is not blind faith; it is the eye of consciousness that sees directly, while belief and disbelief are the veils of ignorance. In surrendering to the Whole, we transcend the limitations of personal reasoning and enter the realm where error is impossible."
According to Osho, shraddha can never be blind; blindness belongs to belief and disbelief. Shraddha is the integrated, gathered consciousness that becomes an eye and directly sees (darshan). Krishna avoids 'vivek' because discernment is an individual, finite, fallible process, while shraddha is surrender into the Whole—oceanic, infinite, unfailing—where error is impossible. Hence the Gita emphasizes shraddha over personal reasoning.
True faith is seeing with your whole self, while mere believing or denying is blind; Krishna chose faith over clever thinking because thinking is small and can err, but surrendered wholeness sees clearly.
Why this matters practically
- Move from opinions to direct inner seeing.
- Surrender when personal reasoning hits its limits.
- Reduce confusion by unifying your energy and trust.
- Surrender when personal reasoning hits its limits.
- Reduce confusion by unifying your energy and trust.
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