Acharya Prashant explains that the meaning of patience is that even when the mind is not receiving, seeing, or experiencing the Truth, it does not conclude that the Truth does not exist simply because it is not apparent at the moment. He uses the analogy of waiting for a train at a platform; one has patience, which is the belief that the train will come. This is what is called 'dharana' (conviction). The process of patience is that even when something is not visible or experienced by the senses, there is a firm belief that it exists and will be found. This concept takes on its true meaning when applied to the Truth. The eyes may only see illusion and the world, which suggests that Truth is absent. However, patience is the faith that Truth exists and will be realized. In the worldly sense, one says something will be found, but in spirituality, it is understood that it is already found, even if it doesn't seem so. This is patience. The word 'patience' takes its real meaning when it is said in relation to the Truth. The eyes do not see it, the eyes see only illusion and Maya. The eyes see only the world, and the world says that it is not there. But even then, we have the faith that it is there and will be found. Acharya Prashant equates patience with 'Dharana' as used by Patanjali, which means to hold on or to accept. He distinguishes between two types of dharana. Worldly dharana is adopting something external, like clothes, masks, thoughts, or culture. In contrast, yogic or spiritual dharana is holding onto one's own true nature (Swaroop), not just an external form. It is to re-hold what you already are. Worldly dharana is to take something from outside, while yogic dharana is to re-hold what you already are, to live with that, to believe in that. This is patience. This yogic dharana is true patience and faith (shraddha). It is to believe in what you are, even if your senses report otherwise. Even if the eyes say it's not there, we will believe that it is. This is dharana. Even if you receive 'bad news' about the Truth, you do not believe it, and if you receive 'good news' about the world, you do not believe that either. This conviction, held without prior sensory experience or external validation, is the essence of patience. The devotee's patience is of a different quality; you can make a million announcements that Truth is not there, but they will still say it is.