Patience plays an integral part in our practice.
Whatever we accomplish and whatever our understanding may be depends to a large extent upon the nature of our patience. Patience is not passivity or just waiting for insight to strike us. The word patient derives from the Latin word pati which means to suffer . So patience means bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint or steadfast despite opposition, difficulty, or adversity . This patience is based on faith which is also essential in our practice.