Is faith working by the same principle as auto-suggestion?

Question

I mean if you have enough faith that something good will happen, then it probably will, partially or completely, depending of circumstances. But as having faith doesn`t bring positive results everytime, its resutls are pretty similar with the results of auto-suggestion, so do they work on the same principle?

Answer 1

Auto-Suggestion works in the Mental Realm.

Faith (a Real Spiritual Substance)--works in the Spiritual Realm but you use the Mental Realm to Help Operate "Faith".

Answer 2

You write "I mean if you have enough faith that something good will happen, then it probably will, partially or completely, depending of circumstances." That isn't necessarily true. the person VIEWS what happens as being something good. In reality their is nothing good or bad but THINKING makes it so (that is good or bad).
yes there are similarities between the two. Both are beliefs UN-founded on fact.

Faith is a belief UN-founded on fact.

Auto suggestion is

sug·ges·tion

sug·ges·tion [sə jéschən, səg jéschən]
(plural sug·ges·tions)
n
1. idea or proposal: an idea or proposal put forward for consideration
2. slight trace: a slight trace, indication, or hint of something
3. act of suggesting: the act or process of suggesting something
4. ability to conjure up associations: the ability of words or images to conjure up ideas or feelings, the process by which they do this, or a particular idea or image conjured up by something
5. putting ideas into somebody’s mind: the deliberate introduction into somebody’s mind of an opinion, belief, or instruction, for example, through hypnosis or advertising, so that it is accepted or acted on as that person’s own idea
The power of suggestion is used in TV commercials to make us want a product.

[14th century. Directly or via French from the Latin stem suggestion- , from, ultimately, suggerere , literally “to bring up,” from gerere “to bring” (source of English digest).]
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Answer 3

The term autosuggestion is used for positive or negative physical symptoms explained by the thoughts and beliefs of a person. For example, some will experience more pain when they think it will hurt. Headaches sometimes go away after taking a painkiller, but before the painkiller could actually start acting on its own. Related to this is the placebo-effect.

This influence of the mind on the body can be used in a positive way to improve the way a person feels (mentally or physically).

Autosuggestion (or the related autogenic training) is a process by which an individual trains the subconscious mind to believe something, or systematically schematizes the person's own mental associations, usually for a given purpose. This is accomplished through self-hypnosis methods or repetitive, constant self-affirmations, and may be seen as a form of self-induced brainwashing. The acceptance of autosuggestion may be quickened through mental visualization of that which the individual would like to believe. Its success is typically correlated with the consistency of its use and the length of time over which it is used. Autosuggestion can be seen as an aspect of prayer, self-exhorting "pep talks", meditation, and other similar activities. A trivial example of self-improvement by autosuggestion is the New Year's resolution, especially if it is followed up by systematic attention to the resolution.

Faith can refer to a religion, or to belief in one or more deities. It has two general implications which can be implied either exclusively or mutually:

To trust: Believing a certain variable will act or has the potential to act a specific way despite the potential influence and probability of known or unknown change.

To have faith that one's spouse will keep a promise or commitment.

To have faith that the world will someday be peaceful.

To have faith that a person will pay you back.

To have faith that you will be okay despite adversity.

To have faith in one's full dependence on the will of supernatural forces or deities.

To believe without reason:
Believing impulsively, or believing based upon social traditions or personal hopes.

Faith is being certain or what you hope for and sure of what you do not see. In either case, faith is based upon the interpretation of the intangible (feelings, emotions, etc.) instead of the physically tangible and is primarily associated with religion in modern times.