Belief

Here I am, walking around in my ape-suit like the rest of us, when it comes to mind that people enjoy entertaining beliefs. Lives and lifestyles are based on belief - Do you believe that ? Do you believe in god, in ghosts, in unicorns ? What are your beliefs ? I don't believe in that. They just go on and on about belief.
I think we overemphasise beliefs, due to confusion between belief and faith. A belief is just that , a belief . If it were anything more we would call it a truth : and would it not be wiser to base our living on a truth as opposed to a belief ?
We even have belief systems wherein we are taught what to believe ; and that seems to me to be merely beliefs handed down, rather than developed and built upon . This spiritual and intellectual stagnation has been one of mankind's shortcomings.
In our progression , belief is a good beginning. It can serve to motivate and inspire. If we add to this wisdom and faith directed by mind , we can move from belief to truth. More often than not we must shed our beliefs in order to see the truth . Once real truth is known we must live by it. When we can live by truths , we have found the way.
Truth is not dependant on belief . Truth exists independently , our beliefs serve only as a motivator. Whatever you call the higher power , you are seeking the same end. Regardless of culture , language , or symbolism - there is one Way. Many paths to the same front door.
Over-belief causes war , truth does not

Fusion: awareness of the two

When we desire things, it is often because of the physical part of ourselves. It is this material aspect which directs us to chase after our desires in an unwise manner. Add to this a dull mind and ignorance, and you are easily led to courses of action that will inevitably harm yourself and others as you quest to quench your desire. I can say that if you first quench your spiritual thirst , you will lessen in physical longing.
Wherever your will is set , there is a higher will present, and directing you , guiding from within. Prayer is not about asking and receiving , but a process of learning to harmonize finite human will , with infinite spiritual will .
Life is an organized process , its unfolding and complex interactions , mapped and accounted for , petitioned and approved. We only appear to live in chaos because we are a confused people who search for truth without. We sit and cry that nothing makes sense, nothing is fair... but how much time do we take to commune and learn to function as part of the all , instead of by our own whims.