Resilience — the science and the practice

Resilience is not the absence of being affected by adversity but the capacity to return to functioning — and sometimes to transform — after it. Research consistently shows that resilience is not a fixed trait but a dynamic process shaped by relationships, meaning-making, and the quality of the nervous system's regulatory capacity. The Sutras would frame resilience as the development of sthitaprajñā — the stable intelligence that can be shaken without being dissolved.