Dive deep into perseverance, one of the core practices of the bodhisattvas, with beloved teacher Lama Zopa Rinpoche as a guide. Awakening depends on fortitude;
because, without fortitude there is no merit,
as there is no movement without wind.
--Shantideva, Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life Perseverance, or virya, is also translated as "energy," "fortitude," or "vigor." One of the six perfections,...