The Importance of Faith

Faith cannot be given to man. Faith is not the result of thinking. It comes from direct knowledge. If my own brother were to entreat me to give him a tenth part of my understanding, I could not. This would be like wishing to fill someone with bread merely by looking at him. There is no law. The quality of what you understand depends upon the quality of the person speaking. In our order, we have two very old brethren. They constantly travel from one monastery to another preaching there. Once or twice a year they come to us. This is always a very great event. You are welcome.