Determination does not mean stubbornness. You should have determination to do good and sacred deeds. You should have determination to attain God’s grace, Divine power and Divine qualities. Because of strong determination, you may face setbacks. But they are all to be recognized as stepping-stones to success. For instance, a painter uses a brush, paints and then he cleans it and again he does the same several times. All these are foundations for development and improvement. (M, p. 19)

Be eager and earnest to know more and more about the art of joyful living, happy unperturbed living. One can advance only step by step and there is the danger of slipping down two steps when you climb one. What matters is the determination to climb, the resistance with which the sliding tendency is met, the yearning to rise to progress, to conquer the lower impulses and instincts. If you have that, the hidden spring of power will surge up within you; the Grace of the Lord will smooth your path. Keep the ideal before you; march on. (SSS Vol.1, p. 125)

Strong determination is very essential on the path of spirituality. Having resolved something, we should never give it up under any circumstances. (SSS Vol.40, p. 33)