It takes only one of three positions with each tick Human life is like a pendulum of a wall clock Our core belief decides our behavior in lifeДЄ manвЂ™s character can be judged by his faithДЄs flower can be judged by fragrance it gives forthДЇaith of a scientist forces him to experiment in lifeДЇaith of a socialist forces him to fight for right in lifeДЇaith of the laziest, makes him, not to have motivation in lifeДЇaith of a spiritualist makes him, pursue the purpose of life

Leave a set of firm impressions in us about lifeДЇirm impressions form convictions of faith in lifeДЇaith is the core belief that drives our life What is the effect of faith on result of action?Д«efore going to the details of faith in depthДЇirst, let us know the basic definition of faithДЇaith is firm belief acquired over period of our lifeД®xperiences, acquaintances, of present & past life Here, Lord starts to answer ArjunaвЂ™s question The man consists of his faith as a manвЂ™s faith is, so is he. The faith of each is in accordance with his nature, O Bharata. Threefold is the faith of the embodied, which is inherent in their nature- the Satvik ( pure), the Rajasik ( passionate), and the Tamasik ( dark). How does God rate these people good, average or bad?ДЄre they Satvik, Rajasik or Tamasik according to The Lord? Who set scriptures aside and perform actions with faith People who are innocent & have faith in their workДЄrjuna asks question about last group of people & their faith People who are ignorant & have faith in material world

People who are intelligent & have faith in scriptural words Here we see three kinds of people with different faiths People who donвЂ™t know scriptures, but follow them in lifeДЄdi Sankara is an example of those who followed scripturesД¬harvaka is an example of those, who denied scripturesД«uddha is an example of ones, who are neutral about scriptures & GodДЄnd advises to perform actions as prescribed by scriptures & God People who ignore the scriptures & deny them in life People who master the scriptures & follow them in life

With utmost faith & dedication, without mentioning scripturesДЄrjunaвЂ™s observation, shows us three types of people in life Thought of some personalities who have no such learningД«ut perform all the activities as mentioned in scriptures Some of scriptural statements are self contradictingД«ut God says, about scriptures one must have good understandingДЄrjuna who identified difficulties in scriptural learning Opportunities to learn donвЂ™t come to that many The obstacles for spiritual path are many Third, it is difficult to get good guru who can teach themДЇourth, even we learn, itвЂ™s very difficult to follow them Next, meanings of the scriptures are too deep to grasp Krishna said, one should follow the ordinances of scripturesДЄrjuna felt, its difficult to follow scriptures at all juncturesДЇirst, scriptures are too many to read in our short life In Gita, this is the first verse of penultimate chapterДЄrjuna asks question about last verse of last chapter Arjuna said: Those who, setting aside the ordinances of the scriptures, perform sacrifice with faith, what is their condition O Krishna? It is Satva, Rajas, or Tamas?

Srimad bhagavad gita chapter 12