/ http://www.slideshare.net/images/logo.gif / ºÝºÝߣShare feed for ºÝºÝߣshows by User: ActingsubLtAmy https://public.slidesharecdn.com/v2/images/profile-picture.png Dark night of the soul I am not going to discuss whether or not Buddhist’s believe in a soul or no soul (anatta). But instead, try to describe what would seem to be a temporary black-out of my practice. A feeling of unsettledness, loss, emptiness, lack of direction, and confusion. Where is my faith (saddha), the conviction and confidence in my practice and my path when I need it the most? In any of the theistic religions, this would be the equivalent of feeling as though God has abandoned you. But since I have no such belief, it feels even more secluded to experience this void and isolation. And as a Buddhist, there is no one to pray to for answers, only my Teachers to turn to. But with w