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In Sikhism, Chardi Kala (Gurmukhi: ਚੜ੍ਹਦੀ ਕਲਾ caṛhadī kalā) or Charhdi Kala, is the Punjabi term for aspiring to maintain a mental state of eternal resilience, optimism and joy; an acceptance that life ebbs and flows with hardship and to rise above that adversity. Sikhs are ideally expected to be in this positive state of mind as a sign of their contentment with the will of God (bhana), even during times of suffering.[1]
- ^ Rebecca Sachs Norris (17 February 2012). Religion and the Body: Modern Science and the Construction of Religious Meaning. BRILL. pp. 240–. ISBN 978-90-04-22111-6. Retrieved 16 February 2013.