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TOLERANCE
Tolerance is defined as voluntary endurance of inconveniences pertaining to the mind, speech and body, in a spirit of equanimity, so that a person attains to purity of soul.
Training in Real Tolerance Tolerance without the attainment of purity of soul does not lead to attainment of the Supreme Reality (Param-Atma).
A merchant may engage himself in business for profit without even taking food and drink for some time. A student may persistently keep awake studying during examination. These are a few practical
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