“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller
“The greater the force of your compassion, the greater your resilience in confronting hardships.” – Dalai Lama
“Resilience” is the opposite of fragility. Fragility is not a good position to be in, whether it is your personal health, your practice or the wider world we all occupy.
What a year it has been for reminders of the importance of being anti-fragile and