Our current global challenges, from Covid-19 to climate change to human rights violations, are radically changing how we view and move through the world. Fortunately, calamitous times also offer us a fresh opportunity to respond differently to our circumstances. To make new choices, create new road maps, form new bonds, and shift from constant over-activity and anxiety to a grounded, saner way of being.

In this free 90-minute online event, Mark Matousek, founder of The Seekers Forum and author of Ethical Wisdom: The Search For a Moral Life, When You’re Falling, Dive, and Writing to Awaken, explores the importance of spiritual resilience - the art of redefining misfortune – in the face of uncertainty.

During this live event and Q & A, Mark will cover six key principles for thriving in difficult times and paving a new way forward:

• Why self-inquiry is fundamental to happiness
• How times of uncertainty and fear can be used for spiritual growth
• What the ancient principle of amor fati can teach us about surrender
• How lack of self-knowledge increases suffering
• Why curiosity builds resilience
• What self-reliance really means

Since the dawn of time, prophets and philosophers have urged humankind to remember that happiness is possible regardless of what happens to us. As Epictetus, the great Stoic reminds us,

“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
Some things are within your control and some things are not."

The timeless art of self-inquiry is especially helpful in moments of challenge. Scientific studies have linked curiosity to heightened resilience and improved well-being. The desire to "know thyself" moves one into the present moment, facilitates change, and opens you to the possibility of new beginnings.

In every life, there comes a moment when you must make a conscious choice about how you want to live – the path you choose to take. In our generation, that moment is now. As philosopher Martin Buber once said, “Every journey is a secret destination of which the traveler is unaware.” The more insight, compassion, and curiosity you bring to that journey, the more alive you become. We hope you can join us for this special event.