Even the greatest philosopher has faith as his stronghold. No intellectual theory can be proved if it is not supported by faith. The whole world stands on faith and is guided by faith. All religions are rooted in faith. One cannot prove the existence of God if he has no faith in God. Faith is not the voice of the mind which deludes, but the voice of the soul that uplifts and takes one to the goal. The aspirant should cling fast to faith in divine possibilities and constantly aspire to live in the Divine.
The whole world is a product of faith and imagination. Without faith in the world, the world does not exist. Without faith in sensual objects, they will not give pleasure. Without faith in God, one can never reach surrender and perfection. Faith is the fundamental necessity for all spiritual practice. Aspiration is the development of faith; it is one step ahead of faith. The fame of faith becomes the conflagration of spiritual aspiration. The devotee longs to have union with the Beloved. He has no sleep, no rest. He always contemplates how to attain the object of his love. He prays and sings to his God, and a type of divine madness overtakes him. He completely loses his personality in the aspiration for attaining God. This is the kind of faith required for samarpan.
An aspirant perceives distance, distinction and separation from God inasmuch as he depends on the external world and believes and experiences its necessity. However, with faith in God as his own inner essence, the world will eventually fall away and the devotee will experience nearness, identification and the feeling of non-separation from God. This experience is possible only through faith and the feeling that all beings are His manifestation.