A great virtue which have the privilege to posses those who can maintain self-discipline and know that the "ego" is not a separated entity but part of a greater whole. In this way their self-esteem acquires the proper extension which is respect.
A skill that many mistakenly claim to have. You can spend countless hours studying the nature of fire and yet learn so much more the moment you get burned. You can also know everything being said about water and yet not being able to compare it with the moment you get wet. Just like the nature of fire or water, so too with the human nature you cannot truly know it unless you come in direct contact with it.
Those who selflessly choose to follow the path of faith, plan and act in a way that often contradicts the logic of others. This is due to the completeness and harmony of thought, stemming from the feelings of fullness replacing those of deceit.
Perhaps the only human virtue which, even if used incorrectly, leads to a complete separation of right from wrong. For this reason learning how to trust is a meeting point of many virtues.
When someone plans and acts driven by desire, then regardless if he succeeds or fails, he has lost the clear judgment stemming from the purity of mind.
A virtue resembling the running water. We cannot wash our face nor our hands with ice. The ice must melt and flow where we want, in order for us to achieve our goal.
When we block all external distractions and irrelevant thoughts from our mind until we absolutely control it, we can obtain a calmness allowing us to focus towards a single direction. If we achieve that we have also gained the ability to focus towards all directions.
It is difficult to estimate just how many fell fighting, but it is certain that all of them died for their beliefs. From this fact we can conclude that ideals are valued more than life or desires.
The concept of determination could be summed up in the phrase "target without distance". When we focus on a point we should forget everything between or around it. Lets us not forget that just like with our eyes, the human mind cannot focus on two points at the same time. Whoever attempts it will simply enter a state of confusion unable to do anything.
