In a mindfulness group discussion today we talked about the ideas of faith and doubt from a secular Buddhist approach. Growing up, I was taught that faith is good and doubt is bad. The new perspective is that neither is good nor bad, and that both can have helpful or harmful applications. My observation is that the following is the most significant reversal many of us can make with regard to faith and doubt:

Instead of having faith in your beliefs and doubt in yourself, doubt your beliefs and have faith in yourself.