IMPORTANCE OF BHAGAVAD GITA IN CULTIVATING VIRTUES FOR DEVELOPING RESILIENCE

Abstract

Resilience is the ability to adapt and thrive in the face of adversity. This personality characteristic is increasingly recognized as a crucial trait for personal and professional success. Resilience can be developed by cultivating virtues such as compassion, empathy, gratitude, courage, patience, determination and integrity. These qualities strengthens an individual’s capacity to navigate challenges. This paper explores the role of virtuous action in fostering resilience. Philosophical traditions and psychological research reveals how cultivating virtues not only enhances emotional maturity but also equips individuals with a stable framework for decision-making in difficult times. Virtuous actions promote a sense of purpose, strengthens self discipline and enhances social bond. Acting with integrity and self-control enhances confidence, helping individuals manage stress and uncertainty more effectively. Showing gratitude and kindness helps in building supportive communities that provide essential emotional and practical assistance during hardship. Cultivating virtues doesn’t come easily. One has to undergo a lot of austerities and sacrifices to develop virtues.