Trusting spirit does not require a belief in God; rather it involves trusting the wisdom and laws of the universe, and the process of life with all its ups and downs.
I know that wherever I step, the path appears beneath my feet.
I agree wholeheartedly. If God is really the creator, his/her most notorious creation is the word, ‘god’. Seen outside of oneself, the word is a mirage that some find rock solid and wage wars in its name. While some others are keen on demolishing the word as if it has substance. Either way, the word eclipses the spirit and keeps us away from trusting it.
About the feet and the path, pardon me for a little word-play. Are you implying that there are so many paths that anywhere you put your feet there is a path? Path is not just a shadow under the feet, it has length and breadth. So, after finding the path under the feet do you follow it or again (deliberately) step anywhere?
Not trusting (fearing) the universe will not provide our needs may cultivate attachment and lead to suffering.
[QUOTE=Suhas Tambe;56114]About the feet and the path, pardon me for a little word-play. Are you implying that there are so many paths that anywhere you put your feet there is a path? Path is not just a shadow under the feet, it has length and breadth. So, after finding the path under the feet do you follow it or again (deliberately) step anywhere?[/QUOTE]
I refer to path as it relates to trust. Many people - and myself at times - hesitate moving forward in a strange direction for fear that they may fall into an abyss. The way appears dark and one cannot see the footfall. Accepting your personal trusting spirit, you can take that leap of faith knowing that when you put your foot forward and down, you will step on the path and not fall into a hole.
Yes, there are many many paths of varying lengths and breadths. Some are lit, some are dark. Trust that they are there.
HA Ha! Funny. Maybe a line should be added to distinguish between trust and ignorance.
“Fools go where wise men fear to tread”.
I don’t see “the fool” as a negative. Although I know some would. Thats why I posted it.
We play the fool all the time when we set out off the cliff - into a new adventure.
A trip in which we don’t know quite where we are going or what it will look like when we get there.
Click the link…
http://www.biddytarot.com/card.php?id=4&name=Fool
I agree with Scales. 
Sometimes it is wisest to be like the fool, and trust that the path will be there when you step.
Cool. I don’t know much about tarot. Not sure if I buy it - too much like magic. But a nice thought. I like it.
[QUOTE=FlexPenguin;56289]Cool. I don’t know much about tarot. Not sure if I buy it - too much like magic. But a nice thought. I like it.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn’t buy the tarot either - unless I investigated it thoroughly and found worth.
It is a tool. Not the tool.
I think the primary underlying concept as to its effectiveness is the unity of nature.
It is true that enormous trust is needed along the path, but it is important for one to come to an understanding of what this “trust” is. It is not a trust in something, an idea or a belief. That is what one ordinarily thinks, that to have trust means to invest yourself in a certain idea or belief which somehow is going to influence an outcome in your favor. The kind of “trust” that is needed along the path is not separate from doubt, a doubt which is such, that a great spirit of inquiry has arisen. Trust and doubt, these two are not contrary to one another, they are different aspects of the same driving force of being a seeker. If one is a sincere seeker, then one will enter into the search without assuming anything whatsoever - just a blank slate of potentiality, receptive and open. It requires one to drop the various walls and barriers one has been clinging to out of the desire for comfort and security, and become vulnerable. That is why, naturally, once you drop your defenses, fear arises. You are making yourself vulnerable to the unknown. To maintain yourself in the unknown, trust is needed, but trust which arises out of a spirit of inquiry. To use this spirit of inquiry as a tool to penetrate deeper and deeper into the mysteries of one’s own being, one’s attention will have to be as a razor blade cutting through whatever enters it’s path. So something in you must become passive, but also something in you must become active. To find out what is needed to become passive and what is needed to become active, is part of the whole process.
Well put. Thank you.
@ AmirMourad
If we?re peeling away the layers to uncover the ?mysteries of one?s own being? the passive stage allows us to absorb, experience and understand each layer before actively seeking the next? Understanding that research, focus, discipline, dedication, and hard work are required would you consider trust more of the intrinsic aspect originating from self?
What’s that I see in the distance - an Ox underneath a Tree? Do you see it, too?
Thanks for your time.