How Does Verified Faith Move to Unwavering Faith?

Buddhism proposes faith not in something outside of yourself, but faith in reality and your own capacity to embrace it. A lot of progress in Zen practice is just that softening. The job of the teacher is really to be a friend, someone who helps you, and not an authority. We can lose sight of our own potential. Don't do that. Believe in yourself. Give yourself a chance. Have faith in yourself, faith in the practice.