DAILY PRACTICE November 3, 2025 Issue

The importance of “an improved belief”

A spiritual approach draws thought closer to the nature and origin of reality.

Ron Mangelsdorf

All people have beliefs. That’s one thing that everyone in the world has in common. Our beliefs are fundamental to how we view the world and how we make decisions and act.

Is it possible to change what we believe? Can we have beliefs that are new and improved? Yes!

For example, when I have to use a chainsaw to cut down trees, I have come to believe, or understand as a result of experience, that a sharp cutting chain does a much better job than a dull chain. The same is true in the kitchen, where a sharp knife slices through a tomato much better than a dull one.

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