“the things we must believe are few and plain”
According to the Christian Bible (Hebrews 11:1) faith “is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” In other words, you believe in something you haven’t actually seen—like heaven or hell, or something not to be found in the present moment but in the future or past.
“The two most significant prophets in human history, Buddha and Jesus, both warned against giving more significance to the messenger rather than the message. Both prophets emphasized the importance of not making the doctrine of future rewards the focus of our faith but to realize the already existing perfection of the life that we had all been given.”[i]
Insight # 44 comes to us from John Dryden (1631-1700), an English poet, literary critic, translator and playwright.
“Faith is not built on disquisitions vain; the things we must believe are few and plain.”[ii]
Principles in Simple Reality are “few and plain”—simple and uncomplicated—to help transcend illusion and embrace Oneness.
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Additional Reading:
- Faith, The ABC’s of Simple Reality, Vol 1
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[i] Henry, Roy Charles. “The Emancipation of Jesus: Redeeming the Redeemer.” Why Am I Here? October 2014, p. 99.
[ii] https://www.best-poems.net/john_dryden/religio_laici.html
