# (2023-03-06) Deeds in Buddha Dhamma Tag:: [[Religion]], #belief-vs-faith - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8hZ0rF5HV0 - **Fantastic talk** on how [[Kamma]] works, and also on how ***belief v.s. faith*** works, in terms of [[Religion]]. #belief-vs-faith ### On Religion, Belief v.s. Faith - (Starts around 42m) - @@@@ All [[Religion|Religions]] are belief systems - Allah will take care. Buddha will take care. Shiva will take care. Christ will take care, etc. - this means **_focus_**, ***attention, awareness, and mindfulness*** will NOT be there. #eryu/learning (i.e. [[Focus, Attention, Awareness, and Mindfulness]]) - @@ One becomes **_drowsy_** when one loses **_attention_**!! And one loses **_attention_** when one is not **_interested_**!! #eryu/learning - Question: Does ***belief system*** work? - @@@@ You should **ask *yourself***: is it really ***helping*** you? - I.e. is the [[Saddha|Faith]] there so it changes your everyday actions? #belief-vs-faith - @@@@ if I only have the ***belief***, but not the ***faith***, then it **helps a *little bit***, but *not very much*. #eryu/learning - What we should do? - @@@@ Start with ***believe***, then ==***experience it***==, so you have ***faith***. #formula #eryu/learning/major - It is true that you **have to *start* with beliefs** (so it's not a bad thing)! - @@@@ You have to ***investigate***! And Only through ***investigation***, [[Saddha]] gets developed. - There's no room for blind beliefs, as Buddha taught in [[AN3.65 Kesamuttisutta]] - This happens ***only*** when you have *focus*, *attention*, *awareness*, and eventually ***mindfulness***. - [[Sati]] is the ***MOST IMPORTANT*** one! Nothing can happen without Sati!! - that's why it's the foremost and it's mentioned 8 times in the [[Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma|37 Qualities of Awakening]]!!