“Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.”
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Circulates widely under Gandhi's name but only via quote databases with no citation; not confirmed in his collected works, so treat as unverified.
Likely origin: No primary Gandhi source located; appears only on quote-aggregator sites. Origin unverified.
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Conviction rarely arrives all at once, like something you seize and own. It deepens through practice, doubt, and time, the way trust in anything is earned slowly. The pressure to feel certain right now usually backfires; real steadiness comes from staying with the question long enough.
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- A new gardener stops expecting instant results and learns to trust the season after tending the soil for a full year.
- Someone rebuilding after a loss finds meaning returns through small daily rituals rather than one sudden revelation.
- A musician who demanded quick mastery accepts that confidence on stage is built one nervous gig at a time.