what is Śraddhā

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    WHAT ISRADDH?

    When the student is ready, the teacher appears!

    In this regard, the Sanskrit word(raddh) is very meaningful: it is made byconjoining two words--rad(truth) anddh(embrace); literally, the ability to

    embrace or embody the truth. It has two part qualifications: the ability (in terms of

    preparation) and the attitude of devotion and humility.

    : "" "" (competence) "" (humility)

    When these two factors coalesce, trueraddhis born. And when that happens, the

    whole universe conspires to bring the seeker to the doorsteps of the Temple of Gnosis.

    Or sometimes, the transmission comes rolling at the seeker's doorsteps.

    This is true in both the secular and, even more so, in the sacred realm, for they are one

    only.

    Such are the ways of the Compassionate Divinity.