Shraddhha(faith) by Ram Pai

On this day of upcoming GURU POORNIMA on July 26, 20128:

Śhraddhā: "Wherever our intellect is unable to comprehend, rather than finding fault with the teachings, we must submit our intellect. Shree Krishna has said it: “There must be veracity in the teachings, which I cannot understand at present. Let me accept it for now and engage in spiritual sādhanā. I will be able to comprehend it in future, when I progress in spirituality through sādhanā.” This attitude is called śhraddhā, or faith.

Jagadguru Shankaracharaya defines śhraddhā as: guru vedānta vākyeṣhu dṛiḍho viśhvāsaḥ śhraddhā [v18] “Śhraddhā is strong faith in the words of the Guru and the scriptures.”

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu explained it similarly: śhraddhā śhabde viśwāsa kahe sudṛiḍha niśhchaya (Chaitanya Charitāmṛit, Madhya Leela, 2.62) [v19] “The word Śhraddhā means strong faith in God and Guru, even though we may not comprehend their message at present.” I like this better. So, śhraddhā means earnestly digesting the comprehensible portions of the Bhagavatham or Bhagavad Gita, and also accepting the abstruse portions, with the hope that they will become comprehensible in future."

ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾँಲ್ಲಭತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ತತ್ಪರಃ ಸಂಯತೇಂದ್ರಿಯಃ ।

ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಲಬ್ಧ್ವಾಪರಾಂ ಶಾಂತಿ ಮಚಿರೇಣಾಧಿಗಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ 4-39॥

श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः ।

ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥ ४-३९॥

Those whose faith is deep and who have practiced controlling their mind and senses attain divine knowledge. Through such transcendental knowledge, they quickly attain everlasting supreme peace."

ಮತ್ಕರ್ಮಕೃನ್ಮತ್ಪರಮೋ ಮದ್ಭಕ್ತಃ ಸಂಗವರ್ಜಿತಃ ।

ನಿರ್ವೈರಃ ಸರ್ವಭೂತೇಷು ಯಃ ಸ ಮಾಮೇತಿ ಪಾಂಡವ ॥ 11-55॥

मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः ।

निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव ॥ ११-५५॥

Those who perform all their duties for my sake, who depend upon me and are devoted to me, who are free from attachment, and are without malice toward all beings, such devotees certainly come to me. At the end of the ninth chapter, Shree Krishna had told Arjun to fix his mind upon him and be devoted to him.
In 11/55 Shree Krishna tells us what Bhakti or Devotion is.

Combination of Bhakti and Shraddah you can achieve HIM.

Rest of the things are ancillary.

“Even a person with vast knowledge of the scriptures should not independently pursue this highest wisdom of Brahman,” observes the great commentator Ādi Shankarāchārya, while commenting on Mundaka Upanishad. She (or he) should take the guidance of a guru. The mantra (on which he comments) Says “The seeker must approach a teacher.” Books, CDs or Internet pages are certainly no substitute for a guru. We are human beings, and someone in human form comes into our life, and kindles the spark in us. The force that the guru exerts acts in multiple ways, operating from within our heart, it pulls us inwards; and, operating in the world outside, it pushes us inwards. The Vedānta maintains that One Principle (tattva) alone expresses as God (Ishvara), Teacher (guru) and the Self (ātmā). We bow down before our spiritual teachers on this auspicious day known as Guru Poornima

I have chosen this word Śhraddhā: for my satsung devotees, friends and for me also. HARI OM.

Respectfully

Ram