There is a progression of these characteristics, as a "spiritual practice—" a "sadhana," that brings us to the realization of God's Gifts to us. TRUST leads to HONESTY and TOLERANCE, and these lead to GENTLENESS, JOY and DEFENSELESSNESS. All of these are practices we need to master firs in order to receive the Gifts of God. We can be free of pain, so that JOY is our inheritance. This requires we be consistent with GENTLENESS and DEFENSELESSNESS. etc.
