In the true sense of the word "initiation," the word itself is its meaning. Initiation means taking an initiative in the direction which is not generally understood by others. Therefore, initiation needs courage and the tendency to advance spiritually, although it may not seem to be the way of everyone in life. Therefore the first duty of a mureed is not to be shaken in faith by any opposing influence or anything said against the path one has taken. One must not allow oneself to be discouraged by anyone. The mureed must be so firm in their path, that if the whole world says "It is a wrong path." the mureed says, "It is the right path." If anyone says that it will take a thousand years or perhaps more, the mureed must be able to say, "If it takes a thousand years, I will have patience to go through it."