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There’s a reason we refer to ‘leaps of faith’—because the decision to consent to any notion of divinity is a mighty jump from the rational over to the unknowable, and I don’t care how diligently scholars of every religion will try to sit you down with their stacks of books and prove to you through scripture that their faith is indeed rational; it isn’t. If faith were rational, it wouldn’t be—by definition—faith. Faith is belief in what you cannot see or prove or touch.

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Elizabeth Gilbert is an American author and journalist, most commonly recognized for her 2006 memoir, “Eat Pray Love.” She was named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world and is on Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 list of visionaries and influential leaders.

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The F-Word | An Excerpt from the Logic of Faith

After an extended period of exploring faith through personal practice and study, Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel decided to bring her investigation out into the world to see what others thought.

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The Logic of Faith: A Buddhist Approach to Finding Certainty Beyond Belief and Doubt

Faith is a thorny subject these days. Its negative expressions cause many to dismiss it out of hand—but Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel urges us to reconsider, for faith is really nothing but our natural proclivity to find certainty in a world where certainty is hard to come by.

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